Covid-19 (June 25): 5,812 new cases and 82 deaths as 'total lockdown' expiry draws near

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 5,812 new Covid-19 cases three days ahead of the expiry of "total lockdown".

The "total lockdown" version of the movement control order began on June 1 and is set to expire on June 28.

During the week prior to the start of "total lockdown", the seven-day average for new daily Covid-19 cases was 7,680 and 109,101 test samples taken.

The average over the past seven days was 5,350 and 74,708 test samples. 

When the two periods are compared, the drop in average number of cases was down 30.3 percent while the drop in average number of sample taken was 31.5 percent.

• Active cases: 60,117
• Patients in ICU: 870
• Intubated: 433

States

• Selangor (2,187)
• Kuala Lumpur (771)
• Sarawak (673)
• Negeri Sembilan (658)
• Penang (270)
• Malacca (223)
• Johor (196)
• Kedah (186)
• Sabah (156)
• Pahang (139)
• Labuan (123)
• Kelantan (98)
• Perak (72)
• Terengganu (46)
• Putrajaya (14)
• Perlis (0)

In Selangor (2,187) a very alarming one in 5.1 new cases were only detected when the Covid-19 patient reported symptoms but are not related to existing clusters or are close contacts. 

As of yesterday, the R-naught for the country was 0.98. An R-naught of less than 1.00 would suggest that the spread of Covid-19 was decelerating. 

Worryingly, the R-naught has been rising steadily from a recent low of 0.90 on June 12. 

At a micro-level, for now, the only region where the R-naught was more than 1.00 is Negeri Sembilan (1.06). The regions of Selangor, Malacca, Labuan and Sarawak are precariously close to 1.00.

Deaths

The Health Ministry today reported another 82 deaths attributed to Covid-19. The national death toll has reached 4,803.

There have been 2,007 people who have died of Covid-19 in the month of June alone, or 41.8 percent of all Covid-19 deaths reported so far.

On average, 80 people die from Covid-19 daily or around 3.3 deaths per hour.

- Mkini