Covid-19 (Aug 25): 22.6k new cases, 4 non-Klang Valley states hit record highs

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 22,642 new cases of Covid-19 today.

Four states - Kedah, Johor, Perak, and Kelantan reported record highs.

Sabah is reporting more than 3,000 cases for the second day in a row.

Meanwhile, Selangor is also experiencing a resurgence in cases, after cases dipped below 6,000 for three days.

Overall, nine states and territories reported four-digit cases today.

Meanwhile, a total of 171,327 people had been sample for Covid-19 in the 24 hours up to noon today. This yields an unofficial test positivity rate of 13.22 percent.

For context, the average test positivity rate for the last 14 days including today is 13.86 percent.

The test positivity rate has exceeded 10 percent for 36 consecutive days, which suggest a persistently high degree of under-testing and the actual number of Covid-19 cases is likely significantly higher than the reported figures.

• Active cases: 264,292
• Patients in ICUs: 1,003
• Intubated: 490

Despite these setbacks, both ICU and ventilator usage are on a one-month low.

The last time the number of ICU patients were lower than today's figures was on July 25 with 970 cases, while ventilator use was 468 on July 24.

The numbers are for confirmed Covid-19 cases only and do not include 'probable' cases that were still pending confirmation on the reporting date.

Deaths

A total of 265 Covid-19 fatalities have been reported today, bringing the total death toll to 14,818. This includes 66 today who have no history of chronic illness.

Selangor is back on top of the list with 105 deaths reported today, followed by Johor (39), Sabah (23), Kedah (19), Penang (18), Kuala Lumpur (18), Negeri Sembilan (12), Perak (9), Sarawak (6), Pahang (5), Kelantan (5), Malacca (4), Terengganu (2).

Sixty-nine of the deceased had died before they were brought to a hospital, mostly in Selangor (25) and Sabah (12).

Cases by state

Selangor (6,325)
Sabah (3,224)
Kedah (2,279)
Johor (1,832)
Sarawak (1,667)
Penang (1,427)
Kelantan (1,424)
Perak (1,390)
Kuala Lumpur (1,128)
Terengganu (744)
Pahang (522)
Malacca (342)
Negeri Sembilan (269)
Perlis (44)
Putrajaya (21)
Labuan (4)

Clusters

A total of 1,458 out of 4,548 clusters are still active. This includes the 42 new clusters reported today.

Overall, 23 of the new clusters today are workplace clusters, and another 13 are community clusters. Five clusters involved high-risk groups, and one involved a detention centre.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Tapak Bina Persiaran Puncak Alam 11
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor, Petaling and Klang
Total infected: 48 out of 150 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Emas
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 46 out of 75 screened

Industri Anggerik Mokara 59
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 41 out of 55 screened

Jalan Lalang Batu 30
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 40 out of 52 screened

Jalan Western 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 18 out of 323 screened

Jalan Perak Empat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 49 out of 420 screened

Jalan Kampung Kelicap
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 35 out of 961 screened

Industri Jalan Teknologi Simpang Renggam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 19 out of 136 screened

Sungai Dinar
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 18 out of 84 screened

Tenggaroh 11
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Mersing
Total infected: 16 out of 161 screened

Jalan Serasa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 38 out of 467 screened

Jalan LKS Kuala Krai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kuala Krai
Total infected: 29 out of 87 screened

Lebuhraya Rantau Panjang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 11 out of 23 screened

Industri Kanthan Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 75 out of 337 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan PC 10
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Muallim
Total infected: 26 out of 37 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Jelawai Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Muallim
Total infected: 24 out of 115 screened

Pesara Kampung Jawa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Barat Daya and Timur Laut
Total infected: 49 out of 190 screened

Lorong Perusahaan 8C
Category: Tempat kerja
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 29 out of 210 screened

Lorong Perusahaan Maju Dua
Category: Tempat kerja
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 28 out of 174 screened

Dah Lima Industri Kulim
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim, Bandar Baharu and Kuala Muda
Total infected: 54 out of 187 screened

Dah Enam Industri Kulim
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim and Baling
Total infected: 42 out of 93 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Tecoma 2
Category: Tempat kerja
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 94 out of 190 screened

Industri Gebeng 3/2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 49 out of 1,093 screened

Kampung Kenanga Labok
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Machang
Total infected: 17 out of 30 screened

Jerek Baru
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 15 out of 22 screened

Kampung Lata Rek
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kuala Krai
Total infected: 10 out of 44 screened

Kampung Jeram Pasir Puteh
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 9 out of 12 screened

Kampung Bendang Ikan
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 13 screened

Papulut Kenering
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hulu Perak
Total infected: 28 out of 99 screened

Jalan Nakhoda Manjung
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Manjung
Total infected: 17 out of 101 screened

Perhentian
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Besut
Total infected: 75 out of 1,124 screened

Kampung Limbong
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun
Total infected: 52 out of 173 screened

Jalan Rejab
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 5 out of 41 screened

Kampung Jeram
Category: Community
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 13 out of 92 screened

Opar
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bau
Total infected: 66 out of 131 screened

Lorong Enam Sekinchan
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 10 out of 30 screened

Jalan Kampung Tengah Muar
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 31 out of 95 screened

Jalan Mutiara Emas Utama
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru and Muar
Total infected: 11 out of 92 screened

Jalan Assam Kumbang
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 6 out of 44 screened

Jalan Hospital Sri Aman
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sri Aman
Total infected: 22 out of 217 screened

Jalan Sepang 2
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 8 out of 14 screened

Pagar Jalan Bakau Condong
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 17 out of 67 screened