Covid-19 (May 18) - 4,865 new cases, 47 deaths

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 4,865 new Covid-19 cases of which nearly half were from the Klang Valley alone.

A new daily deaths record was also set today. The known number of people who have died due to Covid-19 has reached 1,994. 

The number of active Covid-19 cases have been continuing on an uptrend since mid-March. Today also marked a record number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care or those who need ventilators to breathe.

• Active cases: 44,827
• Patients in ICU: 531
• Intubated: 277

New cases by states

• Selangor (1,743)
• Sarawak (512)
• Kuala Lumpur (477)
• Johor (407)
• Kelantan (406)
• Kedah (244)
• Penang (220)
• Perak (160)
• Terengganu (156)
• Pahang (152)
• Negeri Sembilan (149)
• Malacca (127)
• Sabah (95)
• Putrajaya (9)
• Labuan (6)
• Perlis (2)

In Selangor, a large number (298) Covid-19 cases were detected after the patients had reported symptoms. Another 36 cases were detected through voluntary testing.

Currently, Selangor has the highest number of Covid-19 cumulative cases and deaths.

As of yesterday, the R-naught for the country was 1.06. A R-naught of more than 1.00 indicates that the spread of Covid-19 is accelerating. 

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

Worryingly, the states of Kedah, Pahang, Perak and Terengganu have logged an R-naught of more than 1.20.

Deaths

The Health Ministry reported another 47 Covid-19 related deaths today. 

These deaths occured in Selangor (18), Sarawak (5), Penang (5), Johor (4), Kuala Lumpur (4), Kelantan (4), Perak (3), Pahang (2), Kedah (1) and Negeri Sembilan (1). 

The youngest victim was a 33-year-old woman in Kelantan. There were eight victims who were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

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

Clusters

A total of 497 active Covid-19 clusters are still active. This figure is precariously close to the record of 511 active clusters set on Feb 9.

The cluster with the most number of new cases today was the Kampung Paya Teh cluster in Pahang (57) which was first classified yesterday. Kampung Paya Teh is currently under an enhanced movement control order (MCO) lockdown.

Details of the 19 new clusters are as follow:

Jalan Petaling Industri
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 7 out of 275 screened

Jalan Besi Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 12 out of 72 screened

Utarid Sembilan Belas cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 12 out of 118 screened

Jalan Kampung Taib cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 14 out of 180 screened

Bayan Lepas Innoplex cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Timur Laut, Barat Daya, Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 11 out of 43 screened

Dah Helang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Langkawi
Total infected: 30 out of 76 screened

Dah Arked cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Baling
Total infected: 24 out of 91 screened

Jalan Bukit Mutiara cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 7 out of 343 screened

Jalan Helang Siput cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 9 out of 66 screened

Kampung Kemuning cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah
Total infected: 24 out of 68 screened

Jalan Batu Dua cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Port Dickson
Total infected: 45 out of 271 screened

Banggol cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Setiu
Total infected: 22 out of 116 screened

Jalan Sri Putri Empat cluster
Category: Education Ministry institution
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai and Pontian
Total infected: 20 out of 63 screened

Jalan Lima Belas cluster
Category: Private educational institute registered under the MOE
State(s): Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
District(s): Cheras, Lembah Pantai, Hulu Langat and Petaling
Total infected: 12 out of 297 screened

Gong Badak cluster
Category: Higher education
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Nerus, Kuala Terengganu and Besut
Total infected: 36 out of 409 screened

Hulu Spaoh cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Betong and Samarahan
Total infected: 20 out of 48 screened

Jelang cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Betong
Total infected: 22 out of 141 screened

Seri Sutra cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 16 out of 45 screened

Jambu Bongkok cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Marang and Dungun
Total infected: 18 out of 186 screened

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