Covid-19 (March 7): 1,683 new cases, Perlis sees highest spike yet

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 1,683 new Covid-19 cases.

Of the new cases, 1,136 were Malaysians while another 547 were non-citizens.

The country managed to keep the number of new daily Covid-19 infections to under 2,000 in five out of the last seven days.

However, Perlis saw the highest number of new infections today since the start of the third wave of the pandemic at 24 cases, the majority of which came from a detention centre.

While the new infections are relatively low compared to other states, Perlis is also the smallest and least populous state. It had only seen a single-digit or no new cases in the previous 44 days.

On the flip side, Selangor, which is the epicentre of the pandemic, has been able to maintain under four-digit new cases for 15 consecutive days.

• Active cases: 20,333
• Patients in ICUs: 174
• Intubated: 81

Active cases declined to the lowest level since Dec 27 last year, as recoveries of 2,506 cases today outpaced new infections. 

Deaths

Three new fatalities were reported today, bringing the death toll to 1,169.

Two of the deaths reported today were in Selangor while the third was in Pahang. All of them were Malaysians.

They were aged between 78 and 85 and suffered from various pre-existing conditions.

Details of the victims can be found on Kini News Lab's Covid-19 tracker website.

New cases by states:

Selangor (746)
Existing clusters: 177
New clusters: 45 (Jalan Sungai, Kemuning Enam clusters)
Close contacts: 417
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 106

Sarawak (201)
Existing clusters: 38
New clusters: 44 (Jalan Awang, Kiba clusters)
Close contacts: 102
Other screenings: 17

Penang (172)
Existing clusters: 56
Close contacts: 42
Other screenings: 74

Johor (158)
Existing clusters: 33
New cluster: 19 (Industri Tiga cluster)
Close contacts: 59
Other screenings: 47

Kuala Lumpur (125)

Existing clusters: 28
New cluster: 12 (Jalan Satu construction site cluster)
Close contacts: 32
Imported: 9
Other screenings: 44

Sabah (99)
Existing clusters: 20
New cluster: 11 (Industri Inanam cluster)
Close contacts: 39
Other screenings: 29

Negeri Sembilan (48)
Existing clusters: 41
Close contacts: 3
Other screenings: 4

Perak (48)
Existing clusters: 29
Close contacts: 12
Other screenings: 7

Perlis (24)
New cluster: 13 (DTI Persiaran Wawasan cluster)
Other screenings: 11

Kedah (15)
Existing clusters: 5
Close contacts: 3
Other screenings: 7

Kelantan (12)
Existing clusters: 3
Close contacts: 7
Other screenings: 2

Pahang (12)
Existing clusters: 1
Close contacts: 10
Other screenings: 1

Terengganu (10)

Existing clusters: 1
Close contacts: 7
Other screenings: 2

Labuan (8)
Close contacts: 4
Other screenings: 4

Malacca (3)

Existing clusters: 1
Close contacts: 1
Other screenings: 1

Putrajaya (2)
Close contacts: 2

Clusters

A total of 472 out of 1,199 clusters are still active, of which 68 of them contributed to the new infections today.

This includes the eight new clusters reported today and another 14 which were declared resolved.

The clusters declared over today are: Senai Murni, Bukit Palah, Jelita, Bintang Utama, Jalan Gangsa Dua, Industri Peramu Jaya, Jalan Segama, Kampung Muhibbah, Indah Riang, Jalan Trus, Taman Koperasi, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Banting-Klang and Ampang Campuran.

Details of the new clusters today are as follow:

Kemuning Enam cluster
District(s): Klang, Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory along Jalan Bukit Kemuning, Batu 6, Shah Alam
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 7
Total infected: 44 out of 123 screened

Jalan Sungai cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory along Jalan Sungai Chua, Kajang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 28
Total infected: 6 out of 108 screened

Industri Inanam cluster
District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Locality/Source: A factory along Jalan Tuaran, Inanam
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 28
Total infected: 20 out of 139 screened

Jalan Industri Tiga cluster
District(s): Pontian, Johor
Locality/Source: A factory along Jalan Industri 3, Kawan Perindustrian Pekan Nenas
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 7
Total infected: 19 out of 198 screened

Jalan Satu construction site cluster
District(s): Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: A construction site along Jalan 1/13A, Jalan Klang Lama
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 7
Total infected: 12 out of 50 screened

Jalan Awang cluster
District(s): Sibu, Sarawak
Locality/Source: A detention centre along Jalan Awang Ramli Amit
Cluster category: Detention centre
First case: March 7
Total infected: 42 out of 43 screened

DTI Persiaran Wawasan cluster
District(s): Kangar, Perlis
Locality/Source: A detention centre along Persiaran Wawasan
Cluster category: Detention centre
First case: March 5
Total infected: 14 out of 32 screened

Kiba cluster
District(s): Sibu, Sarawak
Locality/Source: Ulu Durian Kiba, Sibu
Cluster category: Community
First case: March 2
Total infected: 33 out of 92 screened

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