COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 20,546 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the cumulative infections to 1,404,899.
A total of 282 people also died from Covid-19 today, the third-highest on record.
This is the fifth consecutive day where fresh infections nationwide were more than 20,000.
A total of eight states and a federal territory recorded fresh cases in the four digits, namely Selangor, Sabah, Kedah, Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Perak, and Kelantan.
Pahang and Sarawak are also inching towards four digits.
Pahang saw another record high of 926 new cases, breaking the previous record of 794 yesterday.
Sarawak, at 963 fresh infections, is the second-highest on record. It had only hit four digits once before, at 1,216 cases on Aug 12.
The new locally transmitted infections comprised 84.13 percent Malaysians and 15.87 percent non-citizens.
A total of 16,945 Covid-19 patients recovered today but they were still outpaced by new infections, contributing to a rise in active cases.
- Active cases: 247,261
- Patients in ICUs: 1,059
- Intubated: 526
Deaths
The 282 new Covid-19 fatalities brought the death toll to 12,510.
The bulk of the deaths were recorded in Selangor (108).
The deaths in Kuala Lumpur and Johor were also elevated, at 45 and 44 respectively.
The remaining deaths were in Penang (24), Kedah (15), Perak (13), Sabah (9), Sarawak (6), Malacca (6), Negeri Sembilan (5), Pahang (4) and Kelantan (3).
New cases by states:
Selangor (7,307)
Sabah (1,665)
Kedah (1,596)
Johor (1,508)
Kuala Lumpur (1,442)
Penang (1,111)
Perak (1,069)
Kelantan (1,025)
Sarawak (963)
Pahang (926)
Negeri Sembilan (698)
Malacca (631)
Terengganu (534)
Putrajaya (47)
Perlis (21)
Labuan (3)
A total of 1,317 Covid-19 clusters out of 4,183 are still active, including another 29 new ones today.
Out of the 29 new clusters, 17 were from workplaces while 10 were community transmissions.
Industri Puncak Alam Enam
Category: Selangor
State(s): Kuala Selangor
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 15 out of 30 screened
Industri Jalan Jurunilai
Category: Selangor
State(s): Klang and Petaling
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 160 out of 1,105 screened
Industri Alam Jaya 2/1 2
Category: Selangor
State(s): Kuala Selangor
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 30 out of 61 screened
Tapak Bina Persiaran Grandeur
Category: Selangor
State(s): Kuala Selangor
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 36 out of 56 screened
Jalan Tahana Tampoi
Category: Johor
State(s): Johor Bahru
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 29 out of 53 screened
Jalan Sri Plentong Lapan
Category: Johor
State(s): Johor Bahru
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 22 out of 38 screened
Industri Angkasa Mas Utama
Category: Johor
State(s): Johor Bahru
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 27 out of 83 screened
Jalan Tahana Tampoi Dua
Category: Johor
State(s): Johor Bahru
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 15 out of 36 screened
Industri Jalan Minyak Beku
Category: Johor
State(s): Batu Pahat
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 13 out of 300 screened
Industri Jalan 6/44 Padang Tembak
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Kota Bharu and Tumpat
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 9 out of 22 screened
Cabang Empat Gunong
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 9 out of 45 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Universiti
Category: Perak
State(s): Kampar
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 33 out of 422 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Bemban
Category: Perak
State(s): Kinta
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 67 out of 87 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Sri Hartamas
Category: WP Kuala Lumpur
State(s): Kepong
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 61 out of 169 screened
Dah Tujuh Industri Sungai Petani
Category: Kedah
State(s): Kuala Muda
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 34 out of 95 screened
Segama Batu Satu Lahad Datu
Category: Sabah
State(s): Lahad Datu
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 18 out of 39 screened
Zon Industri Jejawi
Category: Perlis
State(s): Kangar
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 23 out of 27 screened
Kampung Che Bee Salor
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Kota Bharu
District(s): Community
Total infected: 13 out of 20 screened
Kampung Perupok Tikat
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Kota Bharu
District(s): Community
Total infected: 11 out of 19 screened
Kampung Berek Pak Tua Long
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Pasir Mas
District(s): Community
Total infected: 24 out of 54 screened
Kampung Bongkok Kerayong
Category: Pahang
State(s): Bera
District(s): Community
Total infected: 41 out of 128 screened
Kampung Luit Maran
Category: Pahang
State(s): Maran
District(s): Community
Total infected: 20 out of 33 screened
Paka Kawiyan
Category: Sabah
State(s): Ranau
District(s): Community
Total infected: 41 out of 132 screened
Tangkuyan
Category: Sabah
State(s): Kinabatangan
District(s): Community
Total infected: 129 out of 310 screened
Batu 16 Sumun
Category: Perak
State(s): Hilir Perak
District(s): Community
Total infected: 27 out of 67 screened
Dah Kampung Pasir
Category: Kedah
State(s): Kubang Pasu
District(s): Community
Total infected: 38 out of 84 screened
Kampung Sungai Laruh
Category: Sarawak
State(s): Kuching
District(s): Community
Total infected: 13 out of 81 screened
Jalan Cheras 2
Category: Selangor
State(s): Hulu Langat
District(s): High-risk group
Total infected: 15 out of 36 screened
Jalan Sentosa Rawang
Category: Selangor
State(s): Gombak
District(s): High-risk group
Total infected: 26 out of 101 screened
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