Covid-19 (Aug 27): 22k new cases, deaths exceed 300 again
COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 22,070 new Covid-19 cases today.
The Klang Valley recorded just above 7,000 fresh infections.
In Sabah, more than 3,000 cases were detected for the fourth day in a row, while the state also reported significantly more deaths than before.
Overall, eight states and territories had infections in the four digits.
Meanwhile, Perlis hit a record high in the number of cases.
- Active cases: 265,695
- Patients in ICUs: 982
- Intubated: 470
A total of 153,854 people have undergone Covid-19 testing in the 24 hours up to noon today, yielding an unofficial test positivity rate of 14.34 percent. The average for the past 14 days was 14.19 percent.
The high number suggests a significant degree of under-testing, so the actual number of cases is likely much higher than what was reported.
The test positivity rate has exceeded 10 percent for 38 consecutive days.
Deaths
There were 339 Covid-19 fatalities reported today, bringing the death toll to 15,550. This included the 78 deaths today of those who had no history of chronic illness.
This is the second consecutive day where daily death numbers exceeded 300, after yesterday's record-setting 393 deaths. The number has exceeded 300 on four occasions including this one.
Most of the deaths were reported in Selangor (103), followed by Sabah (41; new record), Kuala Lumpur (40), Penang (38; new record), Johor (37), Kedah (20), Perak (15), Negeri Sembilan (13), Kelantan (8), Pahang (8), Malacca (6), Terengganu (5) Sarawak (3), and Perlis (2).
Ninety-nine of the deceased had died before being brought to a hospital, mostly in Kuala Lumpur (33), Sabah (17), and Selangor (16).
Notably, the 41 deaths in Sabah were significantly higher than its previous record of 28 deaths on Aug 12.
New cases by states:
Selangor (5,920)
Sabah (3,010)
Sarawak (2,224)
Kedah (2,072)
Penang (1,829)
Johor (1,809)
Kuala Lumpur (1,068)
Kelantan (1,051)
Perak (939)
Pahang (610)
Malacca (589)
Terengganu (488)
Negeri Sembilan (338)
Perlis (76)
Putrajaya (39)
Labuan (8)
Clusters
A total of 1,467 out of 4,583 clusters are still active, which accounts for 1,668 (7.55 percent) of today's cases. This includes 28 new clusters.
Fifteen of today's clusters were community clusters, while 12 were workplace clusters. There was also a new detention centre cluster.
Details of the new clusters are as follows:
Mundai
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Serian
Total infected: 66 out of 133 screened
Duras
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Serian
Total infected: 60 out of 86 screened
Plaman Bantang
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Serian
Total infected: 55 out of 97 screened
Mapu
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tebedu
Total infected: 43 out of 65 screened
Nanga Bengap
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Lubok Antu
Total infected: 42 out of 186 screened
Nanga Dap
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kanowit
Total infected: 29 out of 65 screened
Jero Gelasah
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Subis
Total infected: 15 out of 72 screened
Kampung Bukit Kechik
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 22 out of 30 screened
Kampung Nik Nal
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 16 screened
Kampung Lubok Pukol
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 17 screened
Lorong Mat Nasir
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 15 screened
Kampung Kusar
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 9 out of 13 screened
Perumahan Ketengah
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun
Total infected: 60 out of 135 screened
Kampung Raja Cameron Highlands
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Cameron Highlands
Total infected: 16 out of 19 screened
Kampung Simpang Arang
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 79 out of 394 screened
Industri Persiaran Delima
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Kuala Langat
Total infected: 107 out of 490 screened
Jalan Istana
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Petaling
Total infected: 28 out of 49 screened
Jalan BBLS Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 6 out of 24 screened
Ladang 0004 Kuala Baram
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Miri
Total infected: 31 out of 178 screened
KM20 Jalan Betong
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Betong
Total infected: 23 out of 55 screened
Tapak Bina Changkat Sungai Ara 20
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Barat Daya
Total infected: 114 out of 364 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Permatang Pauh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 26 out of 45 screened
Jalan Nafiri
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 22 out of 354 screened
Tingkat Perusahaan Enam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 18 out of 36 screened
Bukit Tingkat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Temerloh
Total infected: 26 out of 125 screened
Industri Bandar Tun Abdul Razak
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Rompin
Total infected: 16 out of 67 screened
Persiaran Teknologi 55
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai, Kluang, Johor Bahru and Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 20 out of 1,177 screened
Tembok Puncak Alam
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 74 out of 287 screened
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