Covid-19 (April 13) - Record number of new cases in S'wak, 12 deaths across country

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 1,767 new Covid-19 cases while Sarawak reported its highest number of new daily cases to date. 

The number of patients requiring intensive care has risen to 199, up from a recent low of 147 on March 12.

Today also marked the first time deaths were reported in the double digits since Feb 27. 

Malaysians accounted for 85.34 percent of the new cases. 

• Active cases: 16,300
• Patients in ICUs: 199
• Intubated: 82

Breakdown by states

Sarawak reported 607 new cases today of which 288 cases were detected through "other screenings" which are not related to clusters or close contacts of Covid-19 patients.

From the experience of Sabah and the Klang Valley, a relatively high number of cases detected through "other screenings" precedes a wide spread of Covid-19.

The number of new cases in East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan) at 727 new cases exceeds that of the entire Klang Valley (623 new cases). 

Health Minister Dr Adham Baba revealed that the infectivity rate (Rt or R-naught) for Sarawak increased to 1.1 today from 1.08 yesterday. A number of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.

He said the upward trend in new cases in the territory began on Jan 9. Based on Health Ministry data, the R-naught reached 1.00 on April 3 and has been moving upwards since. 

At the national level, the R-naught for the country climbed to 1.07 as of yesterday. The only states which have an R-naught of less than 1.00 are Johor and Penang. 

Deaths

There were 12 Covid-19 related deaths reported by the Health Ministry today, bringing the national death toll to 1,345.

The new deaths were reported in Sarawak (4), Sabah (3), Selangor (3),  Terengganu (1) and Sabah (1).

The victims were aged between 37 and 89. Four had already died when they were brought to the hospitals. 

Details of the victims are recorded on Malaysiakini's Covid-19 tracker site.

Clusters

The Health Ministry reported that 344 clusters were still active, of which 62 clusters saw new cases.

The cluster with the most cases is the Tapak Bina Persiaran Cybersouth cluster (137 new cases). This cluster was classified on March 19.

No other cluster reported more than 60 new cases.

There were nine new clusters classified today of which only two were detected through targeted screening of workplaces.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Jalan Puncak Borneo cluster
District(s): Kuching in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Training centre at Jalan Puncak Borneo, Kuching
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 11, targeted screening
Total infected: 61 out of 111 screened

Jalan Raja Laut cluster
District(s): Lembah Pantai, Cheras, Kepong and Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: A service provider at Jalan Raja Laut, Lembah Pantai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 9, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 20 out of 100 screened

Jalan Hishamuddin cluster
District(s): Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Transport company at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Tasik Perdana, Lembah Pantai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 12, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 9 out of 79 screened

Lebuh Wawasan cluster
District(s): Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur; Seremban in Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: A government facility at Lebuh Wawasan, Presint 7, Putrajaya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 8, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 11 out of 65 screened

Tabanak cluster
District(s): Lahad Datu in Sabah
Locality/Source: Kampung Tabanak, Lahad Datu
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 11, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 15 out of 89 screened

Kampung Gayang cluster
District(s): Tuaran in Sabah
Locality/Source: Social event on March 28 at Kampung Gayang, Tuaran
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 6, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 23 out of 548 screened

Taman Malim Jaya cluster
District(s): Malacca Tengah and Jasin in Malacca
Locality/Source: Index case's residence at Taman Malim Jaya, Malacca
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 12, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 13 out of 52 screened

Jalan Salleh cluster
District(s): Muar in Johor
Locality/Source: A detention centre at Jalan Salleh, Muar
Cluster category: Prison
First case: April 3, targeted screening
Total infected: 23 out of 100 screened

Jalan Bukit Belida cluster
District(s): Seremban in Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: House of worship at Jalan Bukit Belida 1, Seremban
Cluster category: Religious event
First case: April 9, index case identified when screened prior to joining new workplace
Total infected: 15 out of 27 screened

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