Covid-19 (Aug 22): 19,807 cases, death toll crosses 14k

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported a total of 19,807 new Covid-19 cases, dipping under 20,000 for the first time in five days.

The ministry also reported another 232 fatalities from Covid-19 today, putting the death toll above 14,000.

It should be noted that the reported Covid-19 cases are lower on Sundays and Mondays as the figures are derived from slower data collection over the weekend.

Kuala Lumpur dipped under 1,000 for the first time since July 19.

However, the worrying trend beyond the Klang Valley persists, with Sabah, Kedah, Sarawak, Penang, Johor and Kelantan surpassing Kuala Lumpur in terms of fresh infections.

This was on top of Selangor which has consistently remained at the top of the chart but is now showing signs of stabilising.

The new locally transmitted infections comprised 83.86 percent Malaysians and 16.14 percent non-citizens.

A total of 18,200 Covid-19 patients recovered today but they were outpaced by new infections, contributing to a rise in active cases.

• Active cases: 262,255
• Patients in ICUs: 1,026
• Intubated: 496

 Deaths

The 232 new fatalities today put the death toll at 14,168.

The bulk of the deaths were in Selangor (94) but Johor also saw a significant number of fatalities, at 64.

The remaining deaths were recorded in Sabah (16), Kuala Lumpur (15), Kedah (11), Kelantan (9), Penang (8), Perak (5), Malacca (3), Negeri Sembilan (3), Terengganu (2), Sarawak (1) and Pahang (1).

New cases by states

Selangor (5,379)
Sabah (2,638)
Kedah (1,948)
Sarawak (1,772)
Penang (1,501)
Johor (1,391)
Kelantan (1,196)
Kuala Lumpur (999)
Perak (703)
Pahang (598)
Malacca (558)
Terengganu (534)
Negeri Sembilan (508)
Perlis (54)
Putrajaya (24)
Labuan (4)

A total of 1,436 out of 4,442 clusters are still active. This is an increase of 119 active Covid-19 clusters compared to a week ago.

There were 24 new clusters reported today. Half of them are from workplaces while 11 were community transmissions.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Jalan Istimewa Lapan

Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 44 out of 100 screened

Industri Jalan Haji Manan Kluang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 17 out of 26 screened

Jalan SME Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 10 out of 52 screened

Dermaga Halaman Timur
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 8 out of 22 screened

Jalan TDB Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 24 out of 124 screened

Industri Lot Tujuh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 21 out of 210 screened

Industri Jalan Elkay Utama
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Jasin
Total infected: 39 out of 1,650 screened

Jalan Jinjang Aman
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 10 out of 11 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Gelugor 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 59 out of 74 screened

Dataran Satria Perwira
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Tampin
Total infected: 52 out of 84 screened

Perusahaan Tupai 15
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 9 out of 31 screened

Industri Jalan Lundang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Tumpat and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 8 out of 13 screened

Kampung Machang Gochoh
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 5 out of 11 screened

Kampung Durian Kudung
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 20 out of 45 screened

Kampung Padang Tengah
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 15 out of 20 screened

Kampung Pauh Temangan
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Machang
Total infected: 27 out of 53 screened

Perumahan Jalan Padang Tembak
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Tanah Merah
Total infected: 20 out of 29 screened

Semada
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Serian
Total infected: 58 out of 80 screened

Sungai Penyarai 2
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tatau and Bintulu
Total infected: 57 out of 101 screened

Kampung Matang Lot
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 21 out of 100 screened

Kampung Lintang Baru
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Serian
Total infected: 62 out of 92 screened

Kampung Sungai Kabuk
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Cameron Highlands
Total infected: 13 out of 213 screened

Kampung Penangah
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tongod
Total infected: 36 out of 120 screened

Jalan Besar Pulau Meranti
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 26 out of 53 screened