Covid-19 (Aug 31) : 20,897 new cases and 282 deaths today, Kelantan hits new record high

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry has reported 20,897 new Covid-19 cases today.  

This brings the collective total of cases to 1,746,254, with Selangor still leading in the highest number of new infections detected at 4,371.

Kelantan has hit a new record high with 1,479 cases while Sabah, Sarawak and Johor all have over 2,000 cases. Penang and Kedah are also not far from that number.

When adjusted for population size, however, Penang has taken the lead with a daily average of 94.58 community cases per 100,000 population in the past week, followed by Kedah (84.24 per 100,000) and Selangor (77.95 per 100,000).

The incidence rate figures provided by the Health Ministry excludes imported cases and cases in detention facilities.

• Active cases: 267,863
• Patients in ICUs: 1,005
• Intubated: 464

Overall, 15,371 (73.6 percent) of cases reported today involve unvaccinated or partly vaccinated individuals, while 5,526 (26.4 percent) are fully vaccinated.

For the record, 34.9 percent of Malaysia's population are considered fully vaccinated today, based on the number of second doses administered two weeks ago on Aug 17. This means the disease is more prevalent in populations that are yet to be fully vaccinated.

As of yesterday, vaccine coverage has reached 45.6 percent of the national population, including children who are still vulnerable to the disease but not eligible for vaccination.

Deaths

There were 282 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 16,664. This includes 64 today who have no history of chronic illness.

The deaths have been recorded in Selangor (139), Johor (52), Kuala Lumpur (21), Sabah (15), Penang (12), Kedah (11), Kelantan (9), Pahang (7), Malacca (5), Negeri Sembilan (3), Perak (3), Terengganu (2), Perlis (1), Sarawak (1), and Putrajaya (1).

Of these, 98 had died before being brought to a hospital – predominantly in Selangor (67), Kuala Lumpur (10), and Sabah (9). The number in Selangor matches the state's record-high on brought-in-dead cases on Aug 8.

New cases by states:

As of the latest available data, Covid-19's effective reproduction number (R_t) in Malaysia yesterday is 1.02. Any number higher than 1.00 indicates an outbreak that is still accelerating.

Only six states and territories have an R_t below 1.00, indicating that the outbreak is in decline in these places.

These are Selangor (0.93), Malacca (0.90), Putrajaya (0.88) Kuala Lumpur (0.83), Negeri Sembilan (0.82), and Labuan (unestimatable).

On the other hand, the outbreak is growing fastest in Perlis (1.22), Sarawak (1.19) and Sabah (1.12).

Selangor (4,371)
Sabah (2,594)
Sarawak (2,285)
Johor (2,159)
Kedah (1,942)
Penang (1,732)
Kelantan (1,479)
Perak (1,204)
Kuala Lumpur (1,003)
Pahang (798)
Terengganu (608)
Malacca (417)
Negeri Sembilan (215)
Perlis (64)
Putrajaya (25)
Labuan (1)

Clusters

A total of 1,475 out of 4,731 clusters are still active. This includes the 22 new clusters reported today.

These clusters account for 1,087 (5.2 percent) of today's cases.

Of the new clusters, 11 are classified as workplace clusters, and eight are community clusters. Another two involved high-risk groups and one involved a detention facility.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Paku Minyak Beku
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 15 out of 47 screened

Industri Parit Ju
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 11 out of 86 screened

Jalan Tanjung Laboh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 11 out of 66 screened

Jalan Sawit Baru Enam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 9 out of 113 screened

Kawasan Perindustrian 11
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu, Bachok and Pasir Mas
Total infected: 14 out of 26 screened

Jalan Pasar Pengkalan Chepa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 22 screened

Ladang Renjok
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 56 out of 155 screened

Ladang Sri Telang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Lipis
Total infected: 35 out of 97 screened

Industri Dua Batu 16 Setengah Rawang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 56 out of 63 screened

Industri Meranti Jaya 10
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 13 out of 71 screened

Sawit Jeroco
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Lahad Datu
Total infected: 55 out of 249 screened

Kampung Nipah
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 14 out of 22 screened

Beris Panchor
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 11 out of 14 screened

Kampung Chandang
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 17 screened

Kampung Kubang Gendang Chetok
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 5 out of 10 screened

Kampung Sungai Sia
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Raub
Total infected: 9 out of 299 screened

Nasakot
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Ranau
Total infected: 31 out of 97 screened

Kampung Pecah Rotan
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Nerus and Kuala Terengganu
Total infected: 95 out of 548 screened

Kampung Nelayan Benut
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 25 out of 159 screened

Jalan USJ 1/3B
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 16 out of 26 screened

Dah Gajah Mati
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kota Setar, Pendang, Kuala Muda, Kulim and Bandar Baharu
Total infected: 29 out of 58 screened

DTI Sepang 3
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 185 out of 336 screened

- Mkini