Covid-19 (June 26) - 5,803 new cases, not looking good for Pahang and Malacca

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 5,803 new Covid-19 cases.

There were 81 deaths today and while active cases rose, the number of patients discharged was lower than new cases.

• Active cases: 60,646
• Patients in ICU: 866
• Intubated: 435

New case counts in Pahang (220) and Malacca (355) have been trending up over the past seven days.

The districts of Kuantan and Temerloh are among the worst-hit regions in Pahang currently.

In Malacca, new cases reported today were 86.6 percent higher than the average over the past seven days.

Selangor (2,108)
Negeri Sembilan (741)
Kuala Lumpur (628)
Sarawak (491)
Malacca (355)
Johor (329)
Pahang (220)
Sabah (189)
Kedah (186)
Penang (160)
Perak (137)
Kelantan (103)
Labuan (99)
Terengganu (29)
Putrajaya (24)
Perlis (4)

Deaths

There were 81 fatalities today bringing the cumulative death toll to 4,884.

The number of fatalities in June alone thus far is 2,088.

The youngest victim today was a 26-year-old man. The remaining deaths were of those aged between 31 and 97.

For a detailed breakdown of the reported deaths today, please refer to our Covid-19 tracker site.

Clusters

A total of 868 out of 2,755 clusters are still active. This includes the 14 new clusters reported today. Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Industri Tanjung Suria
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat and Sepang
Total infected: 26 out of 57 screened

Tapak Bina Cybersouth Utama
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 15 out of 81 screened

Industri Jalan Enam Salak Tinggi
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 11 out of 39 screened

PLO Jalan Perak
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 10 out of 53 screened

Perindustrian Bakri Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 6 out of 58 screened

Tapak Bina Pintasan Segambut
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 152 out of 176 screened

Jalan Usaha Jaya
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 11 out of 60 screened

Industri Serkam 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Jasin and Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 40 out of 122 screened

Bandar Rantau Panjang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 10 out of 55 screened

Penjara Jalan Harapan 2
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 21 out of 145 screened

Tembok Tawau
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 9 out of 61 screened

Nyelutong
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Samarahan, Bentong, Sibu, Lubuk Antu and Sri Aman
Total infected: 39 out of 154 screened

Permatang Pasir Bachok
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 18 out of 55 screened

Changkat Intan
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak and Batang Padang
Total infected: 35 out of 350 screened

Keep up with the latest information on the outbreak in the country with Malaysiakini's free Covid-19 tracker.

Malaysiakini is providing free access to the most important updates on the coronavirus pandemic. You can find them here.

Help keep independent media alive - subscribe to Malaysiakini.