Covid-19 (Aug 30) : 19,268 new cases and 295 deaths today, Selangor dips below 4k cases

 

COVID-19 | The number of new Covid-19 infections reported by the Health Ministry today was 19,268 cases.

The number of active cases are holding steady over the past four days while the number of patients requiring intensive care is trending up over the same period.

• Active cases: 265,713
• Patients in ICUs: 1,033
• Intubated: 476

New cases by state:

• Selangor (3,567)
• Sabah (2,310)
• Johor (2,265)
• Kedah (2,084)
• Sarawak (2,028)
• Penang (1,780)
• Kelantan (1,308)
• Perak (1,144)
• Pahang (788)
• Kuala Lumpur (672)
• Terengganu (544)
• Malacca (395)
• Negeri Sembilan (269)
• Perlis (71)
• Putrajaya (41)
• Labuan (2)

The Klang Valley region encompassing Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, along with Negeri Sembilan - all regions with a relatively high vaccination rate - are continuing to see a downward trend in new daily cases. 

The R-naught level for the country is currently 1.01 and has been trending down over the past month. An R-naught of less than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is decelerating.

However, there are still many regions outside the Klang Valley where the R-naught was more than 1.00 - Sabah (1.14), Penang (1.10), Johor (1.07), Kelantan (1.05), Kedah (1.04), Perak (1.05), Sarawak (1.24) and Perlis (1.20) - and hence seeing a rise in daily cases.

Unlike other regions with an R-naught of more than 1.00, Sarawak has a full vaccination rate of 62.9 percent of its population - higher than the national average of 44.9 percent.

Deaths

Another 295 deaths were reported by the Health Ministry today, bringing the national death toll to 16,382.

There were 53 victims who were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Selangor reported the highest number of new deaths (81), followed by Johor (47), Sabah (42), Kedah (36), Penang (23), Kuala Lumpur (13), Perak (12), Terengganu (11), Pahang (7), Kelantan (7), Negeri Sembilan (5), Sarawak (5), Malacca (5) and Perlis (1).

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,487 active Covid-19 clusters.

Another 36 new clusters were classified today, including 17 workplace clusters.

Industri Jalan Raja Muar cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 65 out of 77 screened

Jalan Muafakat Simpang Renggam cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 64 out of 85 screened

Jalan Perniagaan Setia Enam cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 37 out of 86 screened

Industri PLO 200 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 31 out of 49 screened

Jalan Berangan Kluang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 26 out of 265 screened

Seri Delima Kota Tinggi cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 11 out of 52 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Pasir Mas Tunjong cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 43 out of 60 screened

Kampung Tanjung Kuala cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Tumpat
Total infected: 30 out of 44 screened

Jalan Nara cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 15 out of 23 screened

Seksyen 69 Pasir Tumboh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 7 out of 16 screened

Persiaran Cassia Selatan Empat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan and Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 61 out of 413 screened

Industri Jalan Seruling cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 26 out of 135 screened

Industri Lorong Sungai Tiram cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Barat Daya
Total infected: 24 out of 1,270 screened

Tapak Bina Pinggiran Goh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 135 out of 242 screened

Industri Jalan Empat Temerloh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Temerloh
Total infected: 72 out of 207 screened

Jalan Equine 9B cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 24 out of 79 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Sultan Zainal Abidin cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Terengganu
Total infected: 80 out of 421 screened

Pos Tohoi cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 29 out of 58 screened

Kampung Cabang Empat Tok Darat cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 21 out of 41 screened

Kampung Padang Enggang cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 19 screened

Kampung Beta Pohon Buloh cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 12 out of 14 screened

Lorong Mustafa cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
Total infected: 11 out of 17 screened

Kampung Pulau Pisang cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 15 screened

Cabang Empat Salam 2 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 21 screened

Kampung Gertak Anak Buaya cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 17 screened

Jalan Ladang Teh Habu cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Cameron Highlands
Total infected: 15 out of 171 screened

Jalan Pasar Intan 181 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 34 out of 73 screened

Nanga Tekalit cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tatau
Total infected: 57 out of 64 screened

Belinggai Ulu Niah cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Subis
Total infected: 33 out of 119 screened

Sungai Ringin cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Meradong
Total infected: 29 out of 92 screened

Bagan Sekinchan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 17 out of 68 screened

Persiaran Titiwangsa Tiga cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 11 out of 13 screened

Jalan Kasawari Larkin cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 19 out of 33 screened

Dah Gerigis cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kota Setar and Kubang Pasu
Total infected: 62 out of 63 screened

Jalan Kempas Lima Desaru cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 12 out of 72 screened

Tembok Jasin cluster
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Jasin
Total infected: 45 out of 98 screened

- Mkini