COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 10,710 new Covid-19 cases.
Sabah (666) reported a record high for this year. According to the state's Covid-19 response minister Masidi Manjun, half of the new cases were from prisons.
Johor (808) saw fresh infections at a level not seen since February. New cases in the state have been steadily trending upwards over the past 28 days.
Active cases also crossed 120,000, putting unprecedented pressure on the healthcare system.
Out of the 10,710 cases, 95 are exhibiting Category 5 symptoms, which is the worst condition where patients are in a critical state and need a ventilator to breathe.
Another 45 are in Category 4 (need oxygen support) and 91 are in Category 3 (pneumonia). The remaining 4,162 and 6,317 are in Category 2 (mild symptoms) and Category 1 (asymptomatic) respectively.
As of yesterday, the national infectivity rate stood at 1.18.
- Active cases: 124,593
- Patients in ICUs: 909
- Intubated: 445
Deaths
There were 153 deaths today, a second consecutive day of record-setting fatalities. Yesterday, 138 people died.
A total of 1,849 people have died from the virus since the start of July.
The 153 fatalities put the death toll at 7,019.
Eighty-two of the deaths were in Selangor followed by Kuala Lumpur (17), Negeri Sembilan (14), Johor (10), Kedah (8), Pahang (6), Malacca (5), Sabah (2), Penang (2), Putrajaya (2), Terengganu (1), Sarawak (1), Kelantan (1), Perak (1) and Labuan (1).
New cases by states
Selangor (4,828)
Kuala Lumpur (945)
Johor (808)
Negeri Sembilan (771)
Kedah (696)
Sabah (666)
Perak (407)
Pahang (369)
Penang (295)
Malacca (289)
Sarawak (261)
Kelantan (146)
Terengganu (123)
Putrajaya (51)
Labuan (50)
Perlis (5)
Clusters
A total of 905 out of 3,250 clusters are still active.
This was in contrast to a total of 865 active clusters exactly a week ago.
There were 17 new clusters reported today.
A total of 10 out of the 17 new clusters were related to workplaces while five were community transmissions.
Details of the new clusters are as follows:
Industri Desa Aman
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak and Petaling
Total infected: 46 out of 99 screened
Industri Jalan Klinik
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 67 out of 452 screened
Persiaran Pekeliling Bangi
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 17 out of 62 screened
Agathis
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kalabakan
Total infected: 33 out of 84 screened
Sri Sandau
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan
Total infected: 11 out of 88 screened
Jalan Segambut Duta
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 39 out of 60 screened
Industri Jalan Usaha 12
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 22 out of 132 screened
Dah Padang Temusu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kuala Muda and Pendang
Total infected: 36 out of 72 screened
Batu Enam Pandan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 12 out of 74 screened
Lorong MIEL Lundang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu, Machang and Tumpat
Total infected: 6 out of 32 screened
Jalan Bacang 30
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 15 out of 82 screened
Jalan Tasek Seri Alam
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 17 out of 52 screened
Jalan Denai Utama
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 14 out of 31 screened
Dah Kampung Kerchut
Category: Community
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kubang Pasu
Total infected: 25 out of 28 screened
Pos Iskandar
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bera
Total infected: 36 out of 221 screened
Tembok Tawau Dua
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 159 out of 859 screened
Batu Tiga Utara
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Sandakan
Total infected: 20 out of 20 screened
