Covid-19 (Jan 18): 3,306 new cases, death toll at 605

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,306 new Covid-19 cases. All but seven of these cases were locally transmitted.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also reported 2,293 recoveries.

However, this was still an overall increase of more than 1,000 new Covid-19 patients under treatment.

To date, 161,740 Covid-19 cases have been recorded, of which 122,344 (75.6 percent) have recovered.

Leading indicators:

Active cases: 38,791 ↑ (1,009 more than the previous day, new record)

Patients in ICU: 226 ↓ (14 less than the previous day, new record)

Intubated patients: 94 ↑ (One more than the previous day)

Deaths: 4 (↓ Three less than the previous day)

The latest fatalities put the death toll at 605. The four who perished were from Selangor (2), Terengganu (1) and Sabah (1). Details are as follows:

Patient 120,858 (Death 602) - 77-year-old Malaysian man. Died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu. Had a history of high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, hyperthyroid and adrenal insufficiency. 

Patient 131,052 (Death 603) - 91-year-old Malaysian man. Died at Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, Kuala Terengganu. Had a history of diabetes, heart disease, chronic kidney disease and gout.

Patient 145,018 (Death 604) - 78-year-old Malaysian woman. Died at Sungai Buloh Hospital. Had a history of high blood pressure and stroke.

Patient 156,403 (Death 605) - 59-year-old Malaysian man. Died at Sungai Buloh Hospital. Had a history of high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and chronic liver disease.

A breakdown of the cases today by states is as follows:

Selangor (1,213)
Existing clusters: 492
New cluster: 60 (Taman Tasik Sungai Chua cluster)
Close contacts: 360
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 300

Sabah (432)
Existing clusters: 20
New clusters: 17 (Kompleks Segamaha cluster & Jalan Bukit Bendera cluster)
Close contacts: 307
Other screenings: 88

Johor (329)
Existing clusters: 100
New cluster: 19 (Jalan Suria cluster)
Close contacts: 95
Other screenings: 115

Kuala Lumpur (250)
Existing clusters: 38
New clusters: 49 (Jalan Nipah construction site cluster & Era Duta construction site cluster)
Close contacts: 91
Imported: 6
Other screenings: 66

Melaka (157)
Existing clusters: 50
Close contacts: 71
Other screenings: 36

Kelantan (150)
Existing clusters: 44
New cluster: 1 (Pulau Lima cluster)
Close contacts: 75
Other screenings: 30

Penang (145)
Existing clusters: 38
Close contacts: 45
Other screenings: 62

Kedah (142)
Existing clusters: 4
Close contacts: 66
Other screenings: 72

Negeri Sembilan (126)
Existing clusters: 59
New cluster: 7 (Jalan TJ cluster)
Close contacts: 19
Other screenings: 41

Perak (114)
Existing clusters: 13
Close contacts: 63
Other screenings: 38

Sarawak (100)
Existing clusters: 68
Close contacts: 12
Other screenings: 20

Pahang (84)
Existing clusters: 39
New cluster: 7 (Genting Cafe cluster)
Close contacts: 29
Other screenings: 9

Terengganu (20)
Existing clusters: 10
Close contacts: 9
Other screenings: 1

Perlis (16)
Close contacts: 11
Other screenings: 5

Putrajaya (15)
Existing clusters: 2
Close contacts: 5
Other screenings: 8

Labuan (14)
Existing clusters: 3
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 5

Noor Hisham said a total of 299 out of 660 clusters are still active but only 81 contributed to the new cases today.

He also announced that two clusters have been resolved, namely the Mesra cluster and Samudera cluster in Sabah.

However, he reported the emergence of nine new clusters in Sabah (2), Kuala Lumpur (2), Selangor (1), Johor (1), Negeri Sembilan (1), Pahang (1) and Kelantan (1).

Details of the new clusters are as follows: 

Taman Tasik Sungai Chua cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: Residential area in Taman Tasik Sungai Chua
Screening type: Workplace at a supermarket
First case: Jan 18
Total infected: 60 out of 147 screened

Kompleks Segamaha cluster
District(s): Kinabatangan, Sabah
Locality/Source: Plantation workers at Kompleks Segamaha
Screening type: Workplace
First case: Jan 16
Total infected: 58 out of 250 screened

Jalan Bukit Bendera cluster
District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Papar and Beaufort in Sabah
Locality/Source: A public institution along Jalan Bukit Bendera, Kota Kinabalu
Screening type: Symptomatic individuals
First case: Jan 7
Total infected: 20 out of 100 screened

Jalan Suria cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Private medical centre along Jalan Suria, Johor Bahru
Screening type: Symptomatic individuals
First case: Jan 17
Total infected: 24 out of 686 screened

Jalan Nipah construction site cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: A construction site along Jalan Nipah, Titiwangsa
Screening type: Workplace
First case: Jan 18
Total infected: 29 out of 517 screened

Era Duta construction site cluster
District(s): Kepong, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: A construction site along Jalan Dutamas, Kepong
Screening type: Workplace
First case: Jan 18
Total infected: 20 out of 420 screened

Pulau Lima cluster
District(s): Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
Locality/Source: Residential area at Kampung Pulau Lima, Pasir Puteh
Screening type: Symptomatic individuals
First case: Jan 10
Total infected: nine out of 27 screened

Jalan TJ cluster
District(s): Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: A factory along Jalan TJ, Tuanku Jaafar industrial zone
Screening type: Symptomatic individuals
First case: Jan 7
Total infected: 39 out of 129 screened

Genting cafe cluster
District(s): Bentong, Pahang
Locality/Source: A cafe at Genting Highlands
Screening type: Symptomatic individuals
First case: Jan 3
Total infected: 31 out of 104 screened