Covid-19 (July 13): Record 11,079 new cases and 125 deaths, Selangor surpasses 5k

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 11,079 new Covid-19 cases today - the highest daily case count ever.

The number of active Covid-19 cases has also reached another record high today along with the number of patients who require a ventilator to breathe.

• Active cases: 96,236
• Patients in ICU: 972
• Intubated: 456

States

• Selangor (5,263)
• Kuala Lumpur (1,521)
• Negeri Sembilan (1,033)
• Kedah (497)
• Sarawak (472)
• Johor (406)
• Perak (329)
• Malacca (323)
• Pahang (321)
• Sabah (239)
• Penang (234)
• Kelantan (211)
• Terengganu (93)
• Putrajaya (77)
• Labuan (60)
• Perlis (0)

In Selangor (5,263), slightly over two-thirds of new cases involved close contacts of Covid-19 patients. 

Another 13.6 percent of new cases involved those who tested positive for Covid-19 only after reporting symptoms but are not linked to close contacts or existing clusters. 

Most regions in the country reported more cases today than the average seen over the past week. The exceptions were Sabah, Perlis, Malacca, and Perak.

As of last night, the R-naught (reproduction rate) was 1.14. An R-naught of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is accelerating.

The only places where the R-naught was less than 1.00 were Kelantan, Labuan, Perak, Sarawak, and Perlis.

Deaths

The Health Ministry today reported 125 deaths, bringing the national death toll to 6,385.

Selangor reported the most deaths (57) followed by Kuala Lumpur (20), Negeri Sembilan (13), Malacca (9), Kedah (7), Johor (7), Pahang (3), Penang (2), Perak (2), Sabah (2), Sarawak (1), and Kelantan (1).

Among the dead were 17 foreigners. Seven were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. In total, 16 were categorised as "brought in dead".

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

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 870 active Covid-19 clusters. Exactly a month ago, there were 766 active clusters.

Another 23 new clusters were classified today of which 13 involved workplaces.

Jalan Pendekar 18 clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 8 out of 41 screened

Jalan Indah 15 clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 9 out of 319 screened

Jalan Molek Tiga clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru and Pontian
Total infected: 11 out of 73 screened

Jalan Bukit Mor clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 31 out of 82 screened

Industri Teknologi Empat clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Total infected: 9 out of 11 screened

Jalan Selayang Utama clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 15 out of 30 screened

Industri Perkampungan Perabut clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 12 out of 89 screened

Tapak Bina Laluan Kuala Selangor clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 9 out of 45 screened

Industri Jalan Usaha Lima clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah and Jasin
Total infected: 26 out of 210 screened

Industri Bukit Minyak 11 clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 34 out of 151 screened

C2 Kubang Kerian clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
Total infected: 10 out of 37 screened

Jalan Taiping Kuala Sepetang clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 8 out of 169 screened

Gajah Mati Bukit Besi clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun
Total infected: 21 out of 452 screened

Kampung Sungai Buloh clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Jelebu
Total infected: 22 out of 170 screened

Taman Waja clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Kuala Pilah
Total infected: 63 out of 162 screened

Kemahang Dua clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Tanah Merah
Total infected: 20 out of 46 screened

Kampung Muring clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan and Selangor
District(s): Kota Bharu, Jeli and Gombak
Total infected: 23 out of 33 screened

Jalan Mawar Ulu Tebrau clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 14 out of 87 screened

Jalan Biru clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 25 out of 82 screened

Dah Kampung Batu clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim
Total infected: 56 out of 106 screened

Kuala Permai clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah and Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 34 out of 119 screened

Kampung Baru Air Panas clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 129 out of 485 screened

Pulau Serai clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun and Marang
Total infected: 24 out of 308 screened

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