Covid-19 (Feb 1): 4,214 new cases, record number of patients on ventilators

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 4,214 new Covid-19 cases amidst a record number of patients (137) requiring ventilators to breathe.

Ventilators are used when a patient cannot breathe on their own because of lung failure. 

The Health Ministry reported another 10 deaths attributed to Covid-19. The national death toll stood at 770. 

• Active cases: 48,074
• Patients in ICU: 317
• Intubated: 137 [New record]
• RT PCR tests: N/A [Jan 21 - 48,728 tests processed, 76,255 capacity]

Selangor (1,362 new cases) continued to report more new cases from close contacts than clusters. The opposite was observed in Kuala Lumpur where more than half of the new cases were from three new workplace clusters.

The number of new cases detected among those who reported symptoms but were not linked to clusters or close contacts in Selangor appeared to be on a steady downtrend since Jan 25.

In Johor, half of the 1,068 cases detected there were found through "other screenings", while the others were close contacts or linked to clusters.

In the case of Johor and Kuala Lumpur, it's impossible to discern how many of the cases were detected among those with symptoms but were not linked to clusters or close contacts, which could signal high community spread of Covid-19. 

New Covid-19 cases, by states, in brief:

Selangor (1,362)
Existing clusters: 62
New cluster(s): 123 (Tapak Bina Jalan Lagoon, Industri Puchong and Sungai Purun)
Close contacts: 782
Imported: 3
Other screenings: 392

Johor (1,068)
Existing clusters: 168
New cluster(s): 44 (Kampung Parit Masjid)
Close contacts: 302
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 552

Kuala Lumpur (702)
Existing clusters: 105 New cluster(s): 378 (Tapak Bina Jalan Puchong, Jalan Empat and Jalan Tan)
Close contacts: 128
Imported: 4
Other screenings: 87

Sabah (276)
Existing clusters: 6
New cluster(s): 47 (Ladang Sungai Pin, Kampung Samin and Padas Damit)
Close contacts: 175
Other screenings: 48

Perak (193)
Existing clusters: 100
New cluster(s): 29 (Persiaran Raya dan Lapangan Siber)
Close contacts: 46
Other screenings: 18

Penang (119)
Existing clusters: 11
Close contacts: 43
Other screenings: 65

Sarawak (105)
Existing clusters: 46
New clusters: 5 (Bintang Daily)
Close contacts: 27
Other screenings: 27

Negeri Sembilan (91)
Existing clusters: 14
New clusters: 1 (Nilam Tiga)
Close contacts: 52
Other screenings: 24

Malacca (85)
Existing clusters: 7
Close contacts: 63
Other screenings: 15

Kelantan (57)
Close contacts: 33
Other screenings: 24

Pahang (54)
Existing clusters: 22
Close contacts: 27
Other screenings: 5

Kedah (47)
Existing clusters: 8
Close contacts: 27
Other screenings: 12

Terengganu (38)
Existing clusters: 11
Close contacts: 14
Other screenings: 13

Putrajaya (10)
Close contacts: 4
Other screenings: 6

Labuan (7)
Existing clusters: 2
Close contacts: 3

Other screenings: 2

Deaths

There were three deaths reported in Negeri Sembilan. The youngest was 26 years old. The victim also suffered from obesity. Johor, Labuan, Sarawak, Selangor, Perak, Malacca and Terengganu reported one death respectively.

All victims were Malaysians. The average age of the victims was 65.3. Details of the victims are as follows:

• Patient 160,620 - Female, 71, passed away at the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Johor
• Patient 175,949 - Female, 40, passed away at the Labuan Hospital, Labuan
• Patient 183,154 - Male, 78, passed away at the Sibu Hospital, Sarawak
• Patient 212,105 - Male, 78, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor
• Patient 214,229 - Male, 26, passed away at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Negeri Sembilan
• Patient 214,249 - Male, 73, passed away at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Negeri Sembilan
• Patient 214,264 - Female, 87, passed away at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Negeri Sembilan
• Patient 214,392 - Male, 59, passed away at the Teluk Intan Hospital, Perak
• Patient 214,737 - Male, 61, passed away at the Malacca Hospital, Malacca
• Patient 214,914 - Male, 80, passed away at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, Terengganu

Clusters

The Health Ministry classified 14 new clusters, which included two linked to social events in Sabah - Kampung Samin and Ladang Sungai Pin. 

Another three were linked to "at-risk groups" - two care centres and one medical centre.

One construction site cluster in Kuala Lumpur - Tapak Bina Jalan Puchong - had a positivity rate of 60 percent.

Selangor

Tapak Bina Jalan Lagoon cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Construction site at Jalan Lagoon Selatan
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 1, targeted screening
Total infected: 76 out of 880 screened

Industri Puchong cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory in Taman Perindustrian Puchong
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 1, targeted screening
Total infected: 44 out of 200 screened

Sungai Purun cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat and Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Care centre in Kampung Sungai Purun, Semenyih
Cluster category: At-risk groups
First case: Feb 1, close contact screening
Total infected: 27 out of 44 screened

Kuala Lumpur

Tapak Bina Jalan Puchong cluster
District(s): Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Constructions site in Jalan Puchong
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 1
Total infected: 332 out of 553 screened

Jalan Empat cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Medical centre in Wangsa Maju
Cluster category: At-risk groups
First case: 29 out of 89 screened
Total infected: 29 out of 89 screened

Jalan Tan cluster
District(s): Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Old folks home in Jalan Taman Tan Yew Lai
Cluster category: At-risk groups
First case: Feb 1, targeted screening
Total infected: 17 out of 31 screened

Perak

Persiaran Raya cluster
District(s): Manjung, Perak
Locality/Source: Factory workers in Kampung Acheh
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 29, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 18 out of 95 screened

Lapangan Siber cluster
District(s): Kinta, Perak
Locality/Source: Factory at Kawasan Perindustrian Pengkalan
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 21, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 21 out of 50 screened

Negeri Sembilan

Nilam Tiga cluster
District(s): Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan Nilam 3, Bandar Utama Nilai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 9, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 63 out of 237 screened

Johor

Kampung Parit Masjid cluster
District(s): Muar, Johor
Locality/Source: Workers quarters in Kampung Parit Masjid, Bukit Pasir,
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 1, targeted screening
Total infected: 44 out of 183 screened

Sabah

Ladang Sungai Pin cluster
District(s): Kinabatangan, Sabah
Locality/Source: Factory in Sungai Pin
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 27, targeted screening
Total infected: All 36 screened

Kampung Samin cluster
District(s): Sipitang, Kota Belud, and Tuaran, Sabah
Locality/Source: Social event in Kampung Samin, Sipitang
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 28, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 33 out of 121 screened

Padas Damit cluster
District(s): Beaufort, Sabah
Locality/Source: Social event in Kampung Shahbandar
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 25, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 32 out of 160 screened

Sarawak

Bintang Daily cluster
District(s): Meradong, Sarawak
Locality/Source: Work place in Taman Bintang, Bintangor
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 26, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 8 out of 46 screened