Covid-19 (April 19): 2,078 new infections, active cases break 20k

The Health Ministry today reported 2,078 new Covid-19 cases.

The number of new cases in Selangor, a long-time Covid-19 epicentre, remains stable at 457 new cases.

However, fresh infections in Sarawak and Kelantan remain elevated compared to the previous weeks.

Sarawak again recorded the highest number of new cases today, with 589 fresh infections.

Meanwhile, Kelantan recorded 290 new infections, the second-highest on record for the state.

These infections comprised 90.71 percent Malaysians and 9.29 percent non-citizens.

The Klang Valley and East Malaysia accounted for 29.45 percent (612 cases) and 34.65 percent (720 cases) of the new infections, respectively.

Active cases breached 20,000 for the first time since March 7.

This was due to fresh infections surpassing the number of recoveries for 13 consecutive days. There were 1,402 new recoveries today.

Active cases had remained at the 14,000 range for 23 consecutive days, but from April 10, it quickly skyrocketed from 15,059 to 20,522 today.

• Active cases: 20,522
• Patients in ICUs: 228
• Intubated: 93

Deaths

There were eight fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 1,386.

The new deaths were recorded in  Sarawak (3), Sabah (2), Selangor (2) and Kuala Lumpur (1).

Those who died were aged between 35 and 89.

for a detailed breakdown of the reported deaths today, please refer to our Covid-19 tracker site.

New cases by states

Sarawak (589)
Selangor (457)
Kelantan (290)
Kuala Lumpur (153)
Sabah (125)
Johor (115)
Negeri Sembilan (91)
Penang (91)
Kedah (48)
Perak (43)
Pahang (32)
Malacca (27)
Terengganu (8)
Labuan (6)
Putrajaya (2)
Perlis (1)

Clusters

A total of 340 out of 1,534 clusters are still active. From the active clusters, 63 of them contributed to the new cases today.

This includes the 14 clusters reported today as well as another 12 that were declared resolved.

The resolved clusters are: Taman Tunku, Jalan Helang, Jalan Delima, Jalan Mega Lima, Jalan Kunci Air, Kampung Nyatoh, Jalan PKNK 1/6, Jalan Sikamat Lama, Batu Empat, Jalan Tun Razak, DTI Machap Umboo and Lagenda Suria.

Most notably, six out of the 14 new clusters today involve education institutions.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Tangok cluster
District(s): Bachok, Kota Bharu and Machang in Kelantan
Locality/Source: An education institution at Kampung Tangok, Bachok
Cluster category: Education
First case: April 15
Total infected: 15 out of 139 screened


Pulai Chondong cluster
District(s): Machang, Bachok and Pasir Mas in Kelantan
Locality/Source: An education institution at Pulai Chondong, Machang
Cluster category: Education
First case: April 16
Total infected: 23 out of 199 screened


Jalan Tagasan cluster
District(s): Semporna in Sabah
Locality/Source: An education institution at Jalan Tagasan P/S 521, Kampung Tagasan Tani, Semporna
Cluster category: Education
First case: April 9
Total infected: 6 out of 109 screened


Jalan Medan Aliff cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru in Johor
Locality/Source: An education institution at Jalan Medan Aliff Harmoni 1/2, Taman Damansara Aliff, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Education
First case: April 15
Total infected: 9 out of 67 screened


Jalan Weng cluster
District(s): Baling in Kedah
Locality/Source: An education institution at Jalan Weng, Bongor, Baling
Cluster category: Education
First case: April 19
Total infected: 11 out of 121 screened


Jalan Hospital cluster
District(s): Pasir Mas in Kelantan
Locality/Source: A school at Jalan Hospital, Kampung Kubang Terap, Pasir Mas
Cluster category: School/Education Ministry institution
First case: April 13
Total infected: 50 out of 525 screened


Sungai Duan cluster
District(s): Mukah in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Sungai Duan, Mukah
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 2
Total infected: 84 out of 321 screened


Sungai Passin cluster
District(s): Matu and Sibu in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Sungai Passin, Matu
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 2
Total infected: 49 out of 441 screened


Sungai Selitut cluster
District(s): Bintulu and Tatau in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Sungai Selitut, Tatau
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 11
Total infected: 18 out of 65 screened


Jalan Bandar Universiti cluster
District(s): Perak Tengah and Manjung in Perak; Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: An event at Bandar Universiti, Seri Iskandar, Perak that took place on March 26
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 13
Total infected: 13 out of 107 screened


Jalan Sulah 16 cluster
District(s): Klang in Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Lada Sulah 16/11, Shah Alam, Petaling
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 13
Total infected: 46 out of 549 screened


Jalan Cahaya Baru cluster
District(s): Batu Pahat in Johor and Kepong in Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: A restaurant at Jalan Cahaya Baru, Yong Peng, Batu Pahat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 14
Total infected: 20 out of 90 screened


Cyber Park cluster
District(s): Kulai in Johor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Cyber 14, Kawasan Perindustrian Senai 4, Kulai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 19
Total infected: 9 out of 21 screened


Bayan Cenderawasih cluster
District(s): Kota Setar in Kedah
Locality/Source: Jalan Bayan and Jalan Cenderawasih, Alor Setar
Cluster category: Religious event
First case: April 16
Total infected: 10 out of 38 screened