Covid-19 (Feb 7): 3,731 new infections, active cases at new high

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry has reported 3,731 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today.

Of these, eight cases were imported while the remaining 3,723 were locally transmitted.

Selangor recorded 1,606 new Covid-19 cases, the 11th consecutive day where new cases are in the four digits.

Malacca, which broke 300 cases for the first time during the third wave of the pandemic yesterday, continued to record daily cases in a similar region with 313 new infections today. 

Active cases: 51,241 (new record)

Patients in ICUs: 292

Intubated: 140

Deaths

A total of 15 people died from Covid-19 today, bringing the death toll to 872.

Four of the new deaths came from Selangor followed by three each in Kuala Lumpur and Sabah, two in Sarawak and one in Penang, Kedah and Johor respectively. All of them were Malaysians.

The youngest victim was an 18-year-old girl who was brought in dead at the Selayang Hospital in Selangor. She had a history of asthma.

The next youngest was a 37-year-old woman with kidney disease. She died at Beaufort Hospital in Sabah.

The remaining 13 fatalities were all above 60 years old.

Details of the victims are on Malaysiakini's Covid-19 tracker page.

 
Clusters

The Health Ministry classified seven new clusters today, including one involving a religious gathering in Teluk Intan, Perak. 

On the flip side, the seven clusters were declared over. The clusters are Pintu Geng, Ehsan Ibol, Persiaran Heights, Langkasuka, Wawasan, Jalan BBN and Texmile.

To date, 441 out of 895 Covid-19 clusters are still active, and 81 of them contributed to new infections today.

Lembah Selatan construction site cluster
District(s): Sepang, Selangor
Locality/Source: A construction site at Bandar Baru Lembah Selatan, Dengkil
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 6
Total infected: 222 out of 424 screened

Jalan Bagan cluster
District(s): Sabah Bernam and Klang, Selangor
Locality/Source: An education institution along Jalan Bagan Terap, Kampung Batu 38, Sabak Bernam
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 7
Total infected: 22 out of 215 screened

Jalan Gangsa Dua cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: A factory along Jalan Gangsa, Kawasan Miel, Pasir Gudang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 7
Total infected: 30 out of 111 screened

Seruas cluster
District(s): Beluru and Miri, Sarawak
Locality/Source: A funeral event involving residents in Seruas, Bakong, Beluru
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 30
Total infected: 59 out of 150 screened

Taman Segar cluster
District(s): Muallim, Perak
Locality/Source: Residential area at Taman Segar, Tanjung Malim
Cluster category: Community
First case: Feb 2
Total infected: 16 out of 23 screened

Lorong Mawar cluster
District(s): Hilir Perak, Perak
Locality/Source: A religious gathering involving residents along Lorong Mawar, Taman Juta Intan, Teluk Intan
Cluster category: Religious
First case: Jan 21
Total infected: 14 out of 65 screened

Ampang Campuran cluster
District(s): Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and Hulu Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: Residents and workers at a care centre along Lorong Ikan Jelawat, Kampung Ampang Campuran, Ampang
Cluster category: High-risk groups
First case: Jan 30
Total infected: 14 out of 25 screened

New cases according to regions, in brief:

Selangor (1,606)
Existing clusters: 317
New clusters: 103 (Lembah Selatan construction site cluster, Jalan Bagan cluster, Ampang Campuran cluster)
Close contacts: 605
Other screenings: 581

Johor (499)
Existing clusters: 109
New cluster: 30 (Jalan Gangsa Dua cluster)
Close contacts: 87
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 271

Kuala Lumpur (372)
Existing clusters: 48
Close contacts: 168
Imported: 6
Other screenings: 150

Malacca (313)
Existing clusters: 264
Close contacts: 26
Other screenings: 23

Penang (250)
Existing clusters: 197
Close contacts: 7
Other screenings: 46

Sarawak (219)
Existing clusters: 78
New cluster: 34 (Seruas cluster)
Close contacts: 48
Other screenings: 59

Sabah (160)
Existing clusters: 16
Close contacts: 97
Other screenings: 47

Negeri Sembilan (92)
Existing clusters: 73
Close contacts: 18
Other screenings: 1

Perak (71)
Existing clusters: 29
New clusters: 5 (Taman Segar cluster, Lorong Mawar cluster)
Close contacts: 18
Other screenings: 19

Kedah (43)
Existing clusters: 15
Close contacts: 9
Other screenings: 19

Pahang (34)
Existing clusters: 30
Close contacts: 3
Other screenings: 1

Kelantan (32)
Existing clusters: 1
Close contacts: 23
Other screenings: 8

Terengganu (29)
Existing clusters: 9
Close contacts: 16
Other screenings: 4

Putrajaya (9)
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 3
Other screenings: 2

Perlis (2)
Other screenings: 2