Covid-19 (Aug 23): 17,672 new cases, Klang Valley infections easing down

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 17,672 new Covid-19 cases.

Selangor (4,316) recorded fresh infections below the 5,000 mark for the first time in 35 days.

However, 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.

The underreporting in Selangor today is significant, considering an unusual plummet in deaths within a single day.

Prior to today, the Covid-19 deaths in Selangor for the past seven days ranged between 65 to 101 with an average of 86. Today, the state only reported seven deaths.

Despite the weekend underreporting, Selangor has in recent weeks showed encouraging trends.

The number of people in quarantine centres in the state has steadily dropped over the past week, as has the number of people hospitalised for Covid-19.

Selangor's intensive care unit (ICU) bed use, however, is holding steady over the past week.

Overall, new case numbers in the Klang Valley - where 66.7 percent of the adult population (2010 census numbers) are fully vaccinated - have been steadily dropping since Aug 6.

While this augurs well for the most populated part of the country, other regions where the vaccination rate is not as high are seeing an uptrend in case counts and hospitalisations.

The new locally transmitted infections comprised 86.61 percent Malaysians and 13.39 percent non-citizens.

New recoveries of 19,053 outpaced fresh cases, helping to reduce the number of active cases for the first time in 60 days.

• Active cases: 260,700
• Patients in ICUs: 1,040
• Intubated: 502

Deaths

There were 174 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 14,342.

With the significant weekend underreporting in Selangor (7 deaths), the state that normally reported the most deaths, was overtaken by Johor which topped the chart with 53 deaths.

The remaining deaths were registered in Penang (28), Sabah (25), Negeri Sembilan (11), Kuala Lumpur (9), Kedah (9), Kelantan (9), Pahang (7), Malacca (6), Perak (4), Sarawak (3), and Perlis (3).

New cases by state:

Selangor (4,316)
Sabah (2,474)
Kedah (1,602)
Sarawak (1,538)
Penang (1,451)
Johor (1,367)
Kelantan (1,176)
Perak (952)
Kuala Lumpur (891)
Pahang (506)
Negeri Sembilan (478)
Terengganu (470)
Malacca (363)
Perlis (57)
Putrajaya (24)
Labuan (7)

Clusters

The Health Ministry reported 30 new Covid-19 clusters today, putting the total active clusters at 1,439.

A total of 18 out of the 30 new clusters are from workplaces while 10 are community transmissions.

Industri Seroja 28
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 48 out of 173 screened

Industri Batu 10 Segamat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Segamat
Total infected: 36 out of 94 screened

Jalan Amal Bakri
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 27 out of 40 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Mengkibol
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 22 out of 62 screened

Industri Idaman 15
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 14 out of 37 screened

Jalan Lingkaran Dalam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 12 out of 32 screened

Industri Parit Panjang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 10 out of 85 screened

Industri Korporat Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang, Kuala Selangor and Kuala Langat
Total infected: 266 out of 301 screened

Industri Sungai Pinang 5/1
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Kuala Langat
Total infected: 30 out of 89 screened

Dah 12 Industri Kulim
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim
Total infected: 103 out of 132 screened

Dah Ladang Pelam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Baling
Total infected: 47 out of 62 screened

Jalan Tangok
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 13 out of 32 screened

Lorong Taman Sari
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 7 out of 9 screened

Sawit Chini
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Pekan
Total infected: 41 out of 112 screened

Industri Mambang Diawan Tiga
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kampar
Total infected: 14 out of 158 screened

Jalan Sungai Kluang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Barat Daya, Timur Laut, Seberang Perai Utara and Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 42 out of 1,293 screened

Mas Sawai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Subis
Total infected: 15 out of 295 screened

Jalan Padang Hiliran
Category: Workplace
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Marang and Setiu
Total infected: 45 out of 325 screened

Kampung Pulau Sa
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 23 out of 38 screened

Kuala Betis
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 19 out of 24 screened

Kampung Kayu Rendang
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 14 out of 20 screened

Jalan Bunut Susu
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 10 screened

Kampung Paya Mengkuang
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 22 screened

Kampung Bakat
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 5 out of 7 screened

Kota Gelanggi Dua
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Jerantut
Total infected: 8 out of 73 screened

Kampung Temalian
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Raub
Total infected: 11 out of 20 screened

Sungai Belukang Baroh
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 28 out of 52 screened

Nansang Tugong
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Pakan
Total infected: 51 out of 62 screened

Bukit Rasah
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 43 out of 54 screened

Jalan Perak Kampar
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kampar
Total infected: 31 out of 45 screened