Covid-19 (Sept 17): 17,577 new cases, record in Perak

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 17,577 new Covid-19 cases.

The number of new daily cases in Perak (1,596) was a record high while hospitalisation rates for the past two weeks had remained relatively stable.

Sarawak (3,480) still has the highest daily case count for the past three days and hospitalisations are trending up.

However, the number of deaths in Sarawak are still among the lowest in the country over the past 14 days as the state has an above average vaccination rate.

On seven-day average basis, Sarawak has the higher number of new cases per 100,000 people (127.64 new cases per 100,000 people) followed by Penang (86.29) and Perak (68.24).

As of last night, the r-naught for the country is 0.98. It has been below 1.00 since Sept 1. A R-naught of less than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is slowly down.

However, the R-naught is above 1.00 in Sarawak (1.11), Perak (1.04), Terengganu (1.04), Perlis (1.03), Pahang (1.02), Johor (1.01) and Penang (1.01).

The number of Covid-19 patients who require intensive care is slowly easing nationwide.

The number of active cases and latest data on Covid-19 deaths will only be made available around midnight tonight.

• Patients in ICU: 1,223 [891 confirmed; 332 suspected]
• Intubated: 720 [410 confirmed; 310 suspected]

Covid-19 deaths (Sept 17): 346 reported fatalities as backlog clearing continues

Sarawak (3,480)
Selangor (2,646)
Johor (2,334)
Perak (1,596)
Sabah (1,533)
Penang (1,462)
Kedah (1,173)
Kelantan (869)
Pahang (832)
Terengganu (719)
Kuala Lumpur (366)
Malacca (287)
Negeri Sembilan (198)
Perlis (41)
Putrajaya (31)
Labuan (10)

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,387 active Covid-19 clusters.

Only 19 clusters were classified today, of which 11 involved workplaces.

Jalan Perindustrian Bakri cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 39 out of 79 screened

Industri PLO 80 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 10 out of 38 screened

Industri Jalan Usaha Tiga cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah and Alor Gajah
Total infected: 33 out of 265 screened

Industri Kechau Tui cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Lipis
Total infected: 49 out of 266 screened

Jalan Simpang Pulai Cameron cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 257 out of 355 screened

Taman Industri Pelabuhan 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Manjung
Total infected: 55 out of 1,291 screened

Industri Jalan Logam Empat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 42 out of 282 screened

Pasar Sungai Siput cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kuala Kangsar
Total infected: 31 out of 73 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Langat Bestari cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Kuala Langat
Total infected: 189 out of 340 screened

Industri Anggerik Mokara 48 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang, Petaling, Gombak and Hulu Langat
Total infected: 28 out of 159 screened

Jalan Dwitasik cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 8 out of 10 screened

Dah Kampung Permatang cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Bandar Baharu
Total infected: 24 out of 53 screened

Kampung Padang Kemachi cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 16 screened

Jalan Merpati Guru cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 17 screened

Taman Selinsing cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Lipis
Total infected: 18 out of 155 screened

Kampung Sungai Koi cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Jerantut
Total infected: 10 out of 36 screened

Sungai Pana cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Beluru and Miri
Total infected: 34 out of 149 screened

Jalan Susur Kulai Satu cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 12 out of 68 screened

Jalan Mas Kulai cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 10 out of 37 screened