Covid-19 (May 11): 3,973 new cases, 22 deaths

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,973 new Covid-19 cases amidst another record high number of patients needed intensive care and ventilators.

The number of active Covid-19 cases are also on a 34-day continous upward trend.

Malaysians comprise 89.2 percent of new cases. 

• Active cases: 38,499
• Patients in ICU: 453*
• Intubated: 244

[*Editor's note: This figure does not include "probable" or "suspected' Covid-19 cases. See here.]

States

The Klang Valley has the highest number of new cases (1,819) followed by Sarawak (512) and Johor (384).

There were 1,328 new cases reported in Selangor. One in seven of these cases were detected among those with symptoms but are not related not related to existing clusters or close contacts.

The new case count in Johor has been going on a steady uptrend over the past 14 days.

The R-naught for the country stood at 1.13. A R-naught figure of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is accelerating. 

The only regions where the R-naught was less than 1.00 are Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak and Kelantan. 

Deaths

Another 22 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported today. The death toll currently stands at 1,722.

These deaths were reported in Selangor (6), Kelantan (5), Johor (3), Perak (2), Kuala Lumpur (2), Sabah (1), Sarawak (1), Kedah (1), and Pahang (1).

All the victims were locals. The youngest was 31. There were three victims who were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

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

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 448 active Covid-19 clusters.

The cluster with the most number of new cases is the Jalan Utarid Lima cluster (63) in Selangor. This cluster has been active since March 3.

Another 13 new clusters were classified by the Health Ministry today. Details are as follows:

[Editor's note: Since May 8, the Health Ministry does not state street or neighbourhood names when reporting new clusters.]

Balakong Jaya Tiga cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 10 out of 15 screened

Jalan Raja Musa cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 6 out of 138 screened

Jalan Maharani cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar and Tangkak
Total infected: 33 out of 147 screened

Bukit Minyak Lapan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 37 out of 189 screened

Dah Empat Kota cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kota Setar, Kuala Muda, Penandg and Yan
Total infected: 10 out of 45 screened

Kompleks Empat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Kota Belud, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau, Sandakan and Tuaran
Total infected: 26 out of 97 screened

Gudang Genting cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 14 out of 917 screened

Desa Kemuning cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 10 out of 35 screened

Jalan Haji Alias cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 13 out of 30 screened

Pekan Pasir Mas cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas and Machang
Total infected: 51 out of 161 screened

Jalan Kesyukuran cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 14 out of 42 screened

Dah Lalang cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Baling
Total infected: 13 out of 19 screened

Ulu Anap cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tatau and Bintulu
Total infected: 19 out of 125 screened

Emperan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Selangau
Total infected: 97 out of 436 screened

Kampung Sawah cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 6 out of 60 screened

Pelagat Tiga cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Besut
Total infected: 32 out of 230 screened

Parit Lima cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 10 out of 146 screened

Jalan Jurutera cluster
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling and Gombak
Total infected: 12 out of 43 screened

Jalan Baling cluster
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hulu Perak
Total infected: 41 out of 547 screened