Covid-19 (June 10): 5,671 new cases with 73 deaths, record 911 in ICU, active cases dips below 80,000

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 5,671 new Covid-19 cases today.

Today marked the first time the number of active Covid-19 cases was below the 80,000 mark after nine days. 

However, the number of confirmed Covid-19 positive patients requiring intensive care or require a ventilator is still rising and has reached new records.

On a more positive note, the positivity rate has dropped to 5.67 percent, which is considerably lower than the average of 6.84 percent observed over the past three days.

As of last night, 11.23 percent of the adult population has received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccines.

• Active cases: 79,848
• Patients in ICU: 911
• Intubated: 462

States

Selangor (1,510)
Kuala Lumpur (769)
Sarawak (631)
Negeri Sembilan (593)
Johor (524)
Kedah (309)
Kelantan (262)
Sabah (233)
Malacca (184)
Penang (166)
Perak (143)
Pahang (112)
Terengganu (108)
Labuan (106)
Putrajaya (18)
Perlis (3)

The Klang Valley accounted for 2,297 or 40.56 percent of new cases while East Malaysia accounted for 970 new cases or 17.13 percent.

In Selangor (1,510), one in eight new Covid-19 positive cases were detected only after they reported symptoms. 

According to Health Ministry's some parts of Malaysia - Penang, Johor, Kelantan, Putrajaya, Kedah, Perak, Terengganu and Perlis - are seeing a R-naught of less than 1.00.

A R-naught of less than 1.00 would suggest that the spread of Covid-19 was decelerating in those areas.

Deaths

The Health Ministry reported 73 new deaths caused by Covid-19 today, bringing the national death toll to 3,684.

Selangor (29) reported the highest number of deaths followed by Johor (11), Negeri Sembilan (8), Kedah (4), Penang (4), Labuan (4), Kuala Lumpur (4), Pahang (3), Kelantan (2), Sabah (1), Terengganu (1), Malacca (1) and Perak (1).

The youngest victim was a 13-years-old female in Kedah. Six victims were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

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

Clusters

The total number of active clusters has reached 745. A month ago (May 10), the figure was 448.

Another 22 new clusters were announced today where 18 were related to workplaces.

Industri Kampung Jaya cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak and Petaling
Total infected: 19 out of 425 screened

Jalan Dua Olak Lempit cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 14 out of 267 screened

Jalan Perindustrian Balakong Jaya Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 15 out of 118 screened

Jalan Tiga Salak Tinggi cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang and Hulu Langat
Total infected: 70 out of 1,500 screened

Jalan Tanjung Klang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang, Kuala Langat and Petaling
Total infected: 31 out of 162 screened

Tapak Bina Alam Perdana cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 24 out of 336 screened

Jalan SS Lapan Empat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya
District(s): Gombak, Petaling, Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat, Kuala Selangor, Klang, Sepang, Lembah Pantai and Putrajaya
Total infected: 71 out of 606 screened

Ploteknologi cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar and Tangkak
Total infected: 49 out of 109 screened

Jalan Besar Batu Enam cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 6 out of 23 screened

Jalan Bukit Satu Zink cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 30 out of 73 screened

Jalan Bandar Pasir Gudang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 10 out of 127 screened

Jalan Seri Austin cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 9 out of 23 screened

Jalan Lee Bah Chai cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 46 out of 191 screened

Jalan Perusahaan Maju Empat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 19 out of 2,253 screened

Lebuh Sungai Tiram Satu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah, Barat Daya and Timur Laut
Total infected: 18 out of 673 screened

Jalan Besar Perai cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 10 out of 700 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Kolam Air cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 131 out of 349 screened

Dah Pekan Baru cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kuala Muda
Total infected: 29 out of 80 screened

Bali Pie cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Subis and Miri
Total infected: 62 out of 242 screened

Jalan Samarakan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tatau
Total infected: 49 out of 79 screened

Kampung Lakai cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Jelebu
Total infected: 50 out of 369 screened

Kampung Lobou cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Kinabalu
Total infected: 15 out of 62 screened

- Mkini