Covid-19 (Oct 18): 5,434 cases, lowest since June 28

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 5,434 new Covid-19 cases today.

The new case count is the lowest in 112 days, since June 28.

The fresh infections today comprised 5,051 Malaysians (93 percent) and 383 non-citizens (7 percent).

They were surpassed by a total of 8,435 Covid-19 patients who recovered today. This is expected to help reduce the number of active cases.

• Patients in ICU: 682
• Intubated: 357

As of today, the number of Covid-19 patients (including suspected ones) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is 9.8 percent lower compared to a week ago.

Those who require intubation have also declined by 10.1 percent from a week ago.

Beginning Oct 9, the Health Ministry will only publish today's breakdown of new cases by states after midnight on its CovidNow portal.

The breakdown by states for yesterday (Oct 17), where 6,145 new cases were reported, is as follows:

Selangor (1,036)
Johor (732)
Sarawak (730)
Kelantan (572)
Sabah (504)
Perak (461)
Penang (438)
Kedah (370)
Terengganu (319)
Pahang (305)
Negeri Sembilan (214)
Malacca (206)
Kuala Lumpur (182)
Perlis (51)
Putrajaya (22)
Labuan (3)

As of yesterday, the R-naught for Malaysia was 0.88. An R-naught of less than 1.00 is desirable because it suggests the spread of Covid-19 is decelerating.

The only regions where the R-naught is above 1.00 are Negeri Sembilan and Putrajaya.

Clusters

To date, 656 Covid-19 clusters are still active, including 15 new clusters reported today.

The ongoing clusters have fallen by 17.4 percent from the 794 active clusters a week ago.

The 15 new clusters today comprised nine workplace clusters (60.0 percent), two community clusters (13.3 percent), two education institution clusters (13.3 percent), one religious event cluster (6.7 percent) and one high-risk group cluster (6.7 percent).

Jalan Berjaya Lapan
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Initial tests: 51 out of 93 infected (54.8 percent)

Jalan Industri Utama Grisek
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Initial tests: 26 out of 102 infected (25.5 percent)

Jalan Bakau Kluang
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Kluang
Initial tests: 19 out of 108 infected (17.6 percent)

Jalan Gambir Dua
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Initial tests: 12 out of 33 infected (36.4 percent)

Industri Dua Jalan Bukit Kemuning
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Klang
Initial tests: 49 out of 100 infected (49.0 percent)

Jalan Suasa Banting
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Initial tests: 22 out of 48 infected (45.8 percent)

Kampung Kelubi Pasir Puteh
Category: Workplace
States: Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh, Kota Bharu, and Tanah Merah
Initial tests: 17 out of 23 infected (73.9 percent)

Putai 2
Category: Workplace
States: Sarawak
District(s): Bukit Mabong
Initial tests: 30 out of 106 infected (28.3 percent)

Jalan Tangsi
Category: Workplace
States: Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras, Kepong, and Titiwangsa
Initial tests: 11 out of 47 infected (23.4 percent)

Gunung Besout Dua
Category: Community
States: Perak
District(s): Batang Padang
Initial tests: 49 out of 163 infected (30.1 percent)

Bidor Stesen
Category: Community
States: Perak
District(s): Batang Padang
Initial tests: 33 out of 62 infected (53.2 percent)

Jalan Pantai Permai Sembilan
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
States: Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Initial tests: 7 out of 71 infected (9.9 percent)

Seri Serting
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
States: Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Jempol
Initial tests: 22 out of 124 infected (17.7 percent)

Kampung Bukit Tembakau
Category: Religious event
States: Malacca
District(s): Jasin and Melaka Tengah
Initial tests: 47 out of 68 infected (69.1 percent)

Jalan Camar Tiga
Category: High-risk group
States: Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Initial tests: 15 out of 58 infected (25.9 percent)

- Mkini