Covid-19: 16 deaths, record 5,725 new cases, 288 in Sabah

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported a record high of 5,725 Covid-19 cases, and 16 deaths in the past 24 hours.

This is the first time the number of infections has breached the 5,000 mark, with Selangor recording the highest number of cases with 3,126.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 3,423 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 157,722.

In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 203,933.

There are 45,478 active cases with 301 patients being treated in intensive care and 115 requiring respiratory assistance.

Meanwhile, the 16 deaths take the number of fatalities to 733.

The new cases today comprised 5,718 local infections and seven imported cases involving five Malaysians and two foreigners.

Kuala Lumpur recorded the second highest number of cases with 687, followed by Johor with 684, Sabah (288), Sarawak (179), Terengganu (137), Kedah (125), Penang (99), Kelantan (93), Melaka (74), Perak (73), Negeri Sembilan (69), Pahang (67), Putrajaya (16), Labuan (five) and three cases in Perlis.

There were 419 cases from prisons and detention centres, most of which came from the Jalan Harapan prison cluster (224), the Jalan Sungai Jelok cluster (116), the Tembok Renggam cluster (45), the Tembok Sungai Udang cluster (16), the Tembok Mempaga cluster (11), the Tembok Taiping cluster (5) and the Tembok Bukit Besi cluster (2).

Noor Hisham also said that of the 3,126 cases in Selangor, 2,559 were detected from clusters and screening of close contacts

All the 16 who died were Malaysians, comprising 10 men and six women, with the oldest aged 93 and the youngest 37. Fifteen suffered from chronic illness.

The health ministry has detected 12 new Covid-19 clusters in the past 24 hours, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

In a statement, he said 10 of them involved workplaces while the remaining were community clusters.

Five workplace clusters were detected in Johor, two each in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, and one in Sabah.

The other two community clusters were in Sabah and Sarawak.

The Persiaran Subang cluster is a workplace cluster in Klang and Petaling in Selangor with the first cases testing positive on Jan 27 in a targeted screening at a factory in Batu Tiga, Shah Alam. Some 509 people have been screened with 16 testing positive.

 

 

 

 

The Industri Indah cluster is a workplace cluster in Klang with its first case found positive on Jan 28 in a targeted screening at a factory in Kapar. Some 87 people have been screened with 47 testing positive.

The Jalan Klang construction site cluster is a workplace cluster in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur with its first cases detected today in a targeted screening. Some 370 were screened , with 50 testing positive.

The Jalan Vista construction site cluster is a workplace cluster in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur with its first cases detected on Jan 20 in a targeted screening. To date 462 were screened , with 47 testing positive.

The Jalan Kota Burok cluster involves factory workers in Muar, Johor. The index case was detected on Jan 23 during a test taken before leaving the country. To date 51 have been screened , with 30 testing positive.

The Jalan By Pass cluster is a workplace cluster in Segamat, Johor. The first cases were detected on Jan 27 in a targeted screening at a training institute. As of today, 103 had been screened, with 23 testing positive.

The Jalan Bistari Dua cluster is also workplace cluster in Johor Bahru. The first cases were detected today in a targeted screening at a factory in Skudai. Some 55 had been screened, with 17 testing positive.

The Jalan Empayar cluster is a workplace cluster in Johor Bahru. The first cases were detected on Jan 22 in a targeted screening at a factory in Nusajaya. To date 74 had been screened, with 18 testing positive.

The Jalan Rusa Scientex cluster is another workplace cluster in Johor Bahru. The first cases were detected on Jan 24 in a targeted screening at a market in Pasir Gudang. To date 120 had been screened, with six testing positive.

The Tinanom cluster is a community cluster in Ranau, Sabah. The index case was detected on Jan 19 after the screening of an individual displaying symptoms. To date 65 were screened , with 46 testing positive.

The Jalan Sepanggar cluster is a workplace cluster in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The index case was detected on Jan 27 after the screening of an individual displaying symptoms. As of today, 80 were screened , with 12 testing positive.

The Tabong cluster is a community cluster in Bau, Sarawak. The index case was detected on Jan 27 after the screening of an individual displaying symptoms. To date 74 have been screened , with seven testing positive.

Noor Hisham also said that there were 375 active clusters.