Covid-19 (Sept 22): 14,990 new cases, record in Kelantan

The Health Ministry today reported 14,990 new Covid-19 cases, with Kelantan reporting record numbers.

Kelantan (1,573) has the second lowest vaccination rate in the country and the number of hospital beds being used by Covid-19 patients is steadily rising.

As of Sept 17, Kelantan, notably, has a very high "positivity" rate of 28.9 percent based on a seven-day average.

Sarawak still has the highest "incident rate" (cases per 100,000 people over the past week) and hospitalisation is on the uptrend.

However, data on the CovidNow website suggests that deaths attributed to Covid-19 with population taken into account is relatively low, possibly due to a high vaccination rate.

The second highest incident rate is noted in Penang followed by Perak. Hospitalisation of Covid-19 patients in these two states are trending lower slightly. 

As of last night, the R-naught for Kelantan was 0.99. Only four states have a R-naught of more than 1.00 - Pahang, Sarawak, Terengganu and Perak.

At the national level, the R-naught has reached 0.95. The figure has been below 1.00 since Sept 1. 

Active cases and deaths will only be reported after midnight. For yesterday's figures, click here.

• Patients in ICU: 1,115 [882 confirmed, 233 suspected]
• Intubated: 618 [393 confirmed, 225 suspected]

Selangor (2,414)
Johor (1,880)
Sarawak (1,712)
Kelantan (1,573)
Perak (1,490)
Penang (1,224)
Sabah (1,199)
Kedah (1,007)
Terengganu (852)
Pahang (688)
Kuala Lumpur (338)
Malacca (313)
Negeri Sembilan (170)
Perlis (97)
Putrajaya (30)
Labuan (3)

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,306 active Covid-19 clusters, down from 1,424 last week. 

Another 26 new clusters were classified today of which 13 involved workplaces and 7 involved community spread.

Jalan Bakri Batu Lapan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 22 out of 38 screened

Industri Wawasan Sri Gading 16
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 16 out of 61 screened

Bendahara
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 10 out of 30 screened

Jalan Sungai Terah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 13 out of 21 screened

Jalan SK Pasir Puteh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 10 out of 29 screened

Jalan Ehsan Bandar Jengka
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Maran
Total infected: 19 out of 72 screened

Batu Empat Tapah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Batang Paandg, Hilir Perak, Perak Tengah and Kampar
Total infected: 131 out of 882 screened

Jalan Bharu Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta and Perak Tengah
Total infected: 17 out of 105 screened

Jalan Wan Siew
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 42 out of 67 screened

Industri Jalan Enam Olak Lempit
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 24 out of 95 screened

Industri Persiaran Hamzah Alang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 20 out of 355 screened

Industri Lorong Sungai Puloh 1A
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 20 out of 50 screened

Jalan Kent
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 17 out of 42 screened

Kampung Tok Betek
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 15 out of 23 screened

Kampung Sabak Baru
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 16 screened

Kampung Buloh Melintang
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 9 out of 13 screened

Kampung Kenjing Hilir
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 10 screened

Kampung Batu Karang Hulu
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 10 screened

Kampung Sungai Gapoi
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 70 out of 211 screened

Kampung Sungai Gabong
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 47 out of 235 screened

Air Panas Gerik
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hulu Perak
Total infected: 15 out of 20 screened

Bukit Salim
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 16 out of 20 screened

Kampung Pinang Baru
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun
Total infected: 58 out of 75 screened

Bandar Damansara Kuantan
Category: Institusi Pendidikan Swasta Yang Berdaftar Dibawah KPM
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 26 out of 210 screened

Batu 13 Jalan Puncak Borneo
Category: Pendidikan Tinggi
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 24 out of 47 screened

Kampung Masjid Tanjung
Category: High-risk Group
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 25 out of 50 screened