Covid-19 (May 17): 4,446 new cases, new record in Terengganu

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 4,446 new Covid-19 cases as Malaysia comes out of the Hari Raya break.

Terengganu set a new record by reporting 201 new cases. The next highest was 184 set on Feb 5.

The bulk of the new cases are still coming from the Klang Valley (44 percent) followed by Sarawak (433) and Johor (391).

A record number of deaths were reported today, along with a new record for the number of patients in intensive care.

• Active cases: 43,506
• Patients in ICU: 522*
• Intubated: 273

[*Editor's note: This figure does not include "probable" or "suspected' Covid-19 cases. See here.]

New cases by states

• Selangor (1,650)
• Sarawak (433)
• Johor (391)
• Kelantan (343)
• Kuala Lumpur (297)
• Negeri Sembilan (243)
• Kedah (236)
• Perak (203)
• Terengganu (201)
• Penang (159)
• Pahang (139)
• Malacca (80)
• Sabah (60)
• Putrajaya (11)
• Labuan (0)
• Perlis (0)

With an estimated population of 6.53 million, there has been one Covid-19 positive person out of 42 in Selangor since the start of the pandemic.

As of yesterday, the R-naught for Malaysia stood at 1.05. A R-naught of more than 1.00 signified that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.

The only regions where the R-naught was less than 1.00 are Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak and Kelantan. 

Deaths

Another 45 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported by the Health Ministry today, bringing the national death toll to 1,947.

Selangor alone had 20 deaths, followed by Kuala Lumpur (4), Kelantan (4), Kedah (3), Perak (3), Johor (3), Negeri Sembilan (2), Malacca (2), Pahang (1), Penang (1), Sarawak (1) and Sabah (1).

The youngest victim was a 36-year-old female in Sabah. Three victims were already dead when they were brought to the hospital. 

For a detailed breakdown of the reported deaths today, please refer to our Covid-19 tracker site.

Clusters

A total of 484 out of 1,9 clusters are still active. This includes the 14 new clusters reported today.

The cluster with the most number of new cases reported is the Jalan Selirik cluster in Sarawak, which was first report on April 23.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Taman Repek cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 9 out of 33 screened

Kampung Kual cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 15 out of 43 screened

Kampung Perah cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 22 out of 50 screened

Kampung Paya Teh cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Jerantut
Total infected: 68 out of 243 screened

Taman Jati cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bera and Bentong
Total infected: 13 out of 36 screened

Jalan Jambusan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching and Bau
Total infected: 17 out of 50 screened

Jalan Imam Jalilul cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 11 out of 32 screened

Kundang Jaya cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 36 out of 300 screened

Parit Kassan Jegol cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 22 out of 168 screened

Sungai Langgas cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kunak
Total infected: 19 out of 54 screened

Jalan Kuak Luar cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Perak and Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Hulu Perak and Cheras
Total infected: 22 out of 61 screened

Jalan Jambu Bol cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling, Kuala Selangor, Klang and Hulu Langat
Total infected: 12 out of 43 screened

Jalan Kusta cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak and Petaling
Total infected: 70 out of 490 screened

Dah Serdang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Bandar Baharu and Kulim
Total infected: 16 out of 68 screened

- Mkini