Covid-19 (Mar 1): 1,828 new cases, 5 deaths

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 1,828 new Covid-19 cases where new cases in the Klang Valley are continuing to fall.

New cases in Selangor (453) have not been this low since Dec 27 last year. Johor reported the highest number of new cases (490), mostly from a single factory cluster.

Four states - Pahang, Malacca, Putrajaya and Perlis - reported new cases in the single digit. 

Locals accounted for 58.1 percent of the new cases reported today. 

• Active cases: 25,524
• Patients in ICU: 198
• Intubated: 90

There were more patients who recovered from Covid-19 compared to the number of new cases, bringing down the total active cases further. 

There are no discernable trends over the past week in the number of Covid-19 patients who require intensive care.

Deaths

The Health Ministry reported five new Covid-19 deaths of which two were reported in Kuala Lumpur and Sabah respectively and one in Malacca. 

All the deceased were Malaysians. The total Covid-19 death toll stood at 1,135. 

The youngest victim was a female, age 32, with heart ailments. The oldest was a male, 81, with diabetes and heart ailments. 

Details of the deaths can be found on Kini New Lab's Covid-19 tracker portal.

Cases by state

Johor (490)
Existing clusters: 39
New cluster(s): 363 (Jalan Kempas Tiga, Kampung Sungai Burung, dan Jalan Wawasan 12)
Close contacts: 51
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 36

Selangor (453)
Existing clusters: 105
New clusters: 8 (Jalan Melati and Desa Empat)
Close contacts: 234
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 105

Sarawak (220)
Existing clusters: 18
Close contacts: 84
Other screenings: 118

Negeri Sembilan (167)
Existing clusters: 139
Close contacts: 13
Other screenings: 15

Perak (144)
Existing clusters: 132
Close contacts: 5
Other screenings: 7

Sabah (104)
Existing clusters: 31
Close contacts: 49
Other screenings: 24

Pulau Pinang (85)
Existing clusters: 29
Close contacts: 19
Other screenings: 37

Kuala Lumpur (75)
Existing clusters: 6
New cluster: 4 (Jalan Cempedak)
Close contacts: 28
Imported: 5
Other screenings: 32

Kelantan (36)
Existing clusters: 8
New cluster: 9 (Bukit Marak)
Close contacts: 14
Other screenings: 5

Kedah (16)
Existing clusters: 4
Close contacts: 8
Other screenings: 4

Terengganu (15)
Existing clusters: 1
Close contacts: 9
Other screenings: 1
Existing clusters: 8

Pahang (8)
Existing cluster: 1
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 1

Putrajaya (6)
Existing clusters: 2
Close contacts: 3
Other screenings: 1

Perlis (1)
Other screenings: 1

Clusters

Of the 488 active clusters, 82 saw new cases being reported today. 

One single cluster - Jalan Kempas Tiga - accounted for 88 percent of all the new cases reported in Johor.

Details are as follows:

Kampung Sungai Burung cluster
District(s): Pontian, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Kampung Sungai Burung, Pekan Nanas
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 1, targeted screening
Total infected: 22 out of 93 screened

Jalan Wawasan 12 cluster
District(s): Batu Pahat, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan Wawasan 12, Batu Pahat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 1, targeted screening
Total infected: 7 out of 118 screened

Jalan Kempas Tiga cluster
District(s): Muar, Johor
Locality/Source: Two factories in Kawasan Perindustrian Bakri,
Cluster category: Workplace
First case:
Total infected: 344 out of 592 screened

Jalan Melati cluster
District(s): Gombak, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan Melati, Kuang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 1, targeted screening
Total infected: 7 out of 16 screened

Desa Empat cluster
District(s): Kuala Selangor, Selangor
Locality/Source: Supermarket in Desa Coalfields
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 1, targeted screening
Total infected: 18 out of 28 screened

Bukit Marak cluster
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok, Kelantan
Locality/Source: Bukit Marak
Cluster category: Community
First case: Feb 18, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 66 out of 310 screened

Jalan Cempedak cluster
District(s): Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Elderly care home in Jalan Cempedak, Sentul
Cluster category: At-risk groups
First case: Feb 21, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 10 out of 30 screened 

- Mkini