Covid-19 (July 31): Record 17,786 cases; death toll crosses 9,000 mark

COVID-19 | The number of Covid-19 infections today hit a new record high of 17,786 with signs that the virus is starting to also spread aggressively beyond the Klang Valley.

There were also 165 deaths pushing the death toll past the 9,000 mark.

The number of active cases is also nearing 190,000.

• Active cases: 189,609
• Patients in ICU: 1,062
• Intubated: 534

New cases by states

A total of four states and a federal territory recorded fresh infections in the four digits - a trend that in the past was mostly seen in the Klang Valley.

Apart from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, the states seeing more than 1,000 cases include Kedah, Johor and Sabah. 

Negeri Sembilan, which is also near that threshold, recorded 929 cases.

The new infections in Kedah (1,389), Terengganu (883) and Pahang (653) today are all record highs.

New cases by states

Selangor (6400)
Kuala Lumpur (1962)
Kedah (1389)
Johor (1144)
Sabah (1035)
Negeri Sembilan (929)
Terengganu (883)
Perak (775)
Penang (713)
Malacca (697)
Pahang (653)
Kelantan (580)
Sarawak (485)
Putrajaya (116)
Perlis (16)
Labuan (9)

Deaths

The death toll now stands at 9,024.

The fatalities were reported in Selangor (54), Johor (30), Negeri Sembilan (23), Kedah (18), Kuala Lumpur (9), Sabah (9), Penang (7), Malacca (4), Perak (3), Terengganu (3), Sarawak (3), Pahang (2), Kelantan (1), and Perlis (1).

Clusters

A total of 1,106 out of 3,679 clusters are still active. This includes the 28 new clusters reported today.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Industri Jasmine Dua Bukit Beruntung
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 42 out of 74 screened

Industri Hulu Tinggi
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 52 out of 151 screened

Industri Jalan Perak
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat, Klang and Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 57 out of 346 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Aman
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 42 out of 627 screened

Tapak Bina Setia Marina
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 11 out of 244 screened

Jalan Bawal Tambak
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 79 out of 114 screened

Industri Jalan Bekok-Paloh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Segamat
Total infected: 36 out of 114 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Kangkar Tebrau
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 26 out of 106 screened

Jalan Rami Lima
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 31 out of 58 screened

Jalan Desa Bahagia
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 39 out of 85 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Kuang Bertam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 11 out of 62 screened

Dah Perdana Industri Kulim
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim and Baling
Total infected: 36 out of 65 screened

Jalan Besar Tapah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Batang Paandg
Total infected: 25 out of 186 screened

Pertak
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 24 out of 44 screened

Kampung Keluat
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 11 out of 22 screened

Kampung Nangka Bekelam
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 20 out of 36 screened

Kampung Tok Kaya
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 8 out of 17 screened

Kampung Guchil Tujuh
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kuala Krai
Total infected: 27 out of 33 screened

Kampung Tempoyak Kadok
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 9 out of 18 screened

Kampung Tok Sadang 2
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 22 screened

Jalan Corak
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tongod
Total infected: 12 out of 67 screened

Kampung Tengah Pangkor
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Manjung
Total infected: 21 out of 101 screened

Jambatan Lemua
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Beluru
Total infected: 11 out of 133 screened

Kampung Git
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 20 out of 41 screened

Dah Kampung Tengas
Category: Community
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Bandar Baharu
Total infected: 18 out of 29 screened

Gambaron 2
Category: Religious event
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Telupid
Total infected: 53 out of 95 screened

Jalan Pulai 22
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 6 out of 57 screened

KM4 Dengkil Banting
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 61 out of 130 screened