Covid-19 (April 21): 2,340 new cases, death toll hits 1,400

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 2,340 new Covid-19 cases with the number of patients needing intensive care reaching levels not seen since mid-February.

Malaysians accounted for 91.28 percent of new cases. Most of the new cases were reported in the Klang Valley (35.17 percent), while East Malaysia comprises 25.77 percent of new cases.

• Active cases: 21,687
• Patients in ICU: 248
• Intubated: 101

States

Kelantan reported 370 new cases, the second-highest number reported by the state so far. Seven out of 10 districts in the state are under movement control order (MCO) restrictions. 

Selangor reported 526 new cases which were higher than the average of 428 new cases reported over the preceding 14 days. 

As if yesterday, the R-naught number for Malaysia stood at 1.16, down from a recent high of 1.19 on April 17, but up from a 2021 low of 0.81 on March 3.

An R-naught number of more than 1.00 was indicative of Covid-19 spreading faster.

The only regions where the R-naught was less than 1.00 are Penang, Labuan, Putrajaya, Perak and Perlis. 

Deaths

The national Covid-19 death toll has reached 1,400 with deaths reported in Kuala Lumpur (1), Sarawak (4) and Sabah (6).

Sarawak currently has the third most number of Covid-19 deaths (145) - ahead of Kuala Lumpur (133) but behind Selangor (362). 

Those who died were aged between 61 and 82.

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

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 343 active Covid-19 clusters.

They include the 11 new clusters classified today.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Jalan Anggerik 21 cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru in Johor
Locality/Source: Schoo at Jalan Anggerik 21, Taman Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: School/MOE regulated institution
First case: April 21, targeted screening
Total infected: 13 out of 651 screened

Pengkalan Batik cluster
District(s): Alor Gajah in Malacca
Locality/Source: An education institution at Jalan Pengkalan Batik, Alor Gajah
Cluster category: School/MOE regulated institution
First case: April 17, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 37 out of 196 screened

Anggerik Cempaka cluster
District(s): Baling in Kedah
Locality/Source: School at Jalan Kulim-Baling, Baling
Cluster category: School/MOE regulated institution
First case: April 19, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 6 out of 87 screened

Jalan Langat Ceria cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat, Petaling, Klang, Kuala Langat, Gombak and Sepang in Selangor
Locality/Source: Educational institution at Jalan Langat Ceria 4, Taman Langat Ceria, Hulu Langat
Cluster category: Education
First case: April 18, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 50 out of 144 screened

Sungai Lemayong cluster
District(s): Meradong in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Sungai Lemayong
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 12, targeted screening
Total infected: 69 out of 151 screened

Pintasan Kampung Jawa cluster
District(s): Barat Daya, Timur Laut and Seberang Perai Tengah in Penang
Locality/Source: A factory at Pintasan Kampung Jawa 1, Kawasan Perindustrian Bayan Lepas, Barat Daya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 6, targeted screening
Total infected: 30 out of 982 screened

Putra Tiga cluster
District(s): Putrajaya in WP Putrajaya, Petaling and Sepang in Selangor;Seremban in Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: Government building at Persiaran Perdana, Presint 3, Putrajaya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 21, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 8 out of 33 screened

Duranda Emas cluster
District(s): Serian in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Taman Duranda Emas, Siburan, Serian
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 13, index case tested while crossing district borders
Total infected: 19 out of 75 screened

Taman Mesra Bako cluster
District(s): Kuching and Samarahan in Sarawak
Locality/Source: at Taman Mesra Bako, Jalan Bako, Kuching
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 9, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 50 out of 721 screened

Pagar Siput Dua cluster
District(s): Kota Tinggi in Johor
Locality/Source: A detention centre at Jalan Sungai Siput, Pekan Kota Tinggi, Kota Tinggi
Cluster category: Detention centre
First case: April 21
Total infected: 36 out of 169 screened

Jalan Perai Jaya cluster
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan in Penang
Locality/Source: Religious event held on April 8, 2021 in Jalan Perai Jaya, Bandar Perai Jaya, Seberang Perai Tengah
Cluster category: Religious event
First case: April 14, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 11 out of 14 screened