Covid-19 (June 7): 5,271 new cases, lowest since May 18

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 5,271 new cases, the lowest in around three weeks.

The decline was in part helped by the fact that new cases in Selangor fell to under 2,000, the first time since May 18.

The number of active cases also fell by 2,359 after weeks of steady increases, helping to ease some strain on the healthcare system.

The last time active cases fell by the thousands was March 9.

• Active cases: 84,269
• Patients in ICUs: 902
• Intubated: 447

However, the number of ICU admissions continue to rise and has hit a new record today. The previous record was 890 cases yesterday.

It should also be noted that testing numbers are slightly lower over weekends and public holidays.

Nevertheless, a total of 81,708 tests have been conducted today, of which 6.45 percent returned a positive result.

In the last seven days including today, an average of 98,020 tests conducted per day, while the average test positivity rate each day was 7.22 percent.

New daily Covid-19 cases remain elevated but have been stabilising in the past week since the "total lockdown" came into force on June 1.

Meanwhile, the 703 fresh infections in Sarawak today are still on the higher end of the spectrum. The highest number of new cases that the state recorded was 960 on April 16.

Deaths

There were 82 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 3,460.

The new deaths were recorded in Selangor (23), Johor (17), Negeri Sembilan (11), Kuala Lumpur (8), Kedah (5), Sarawak (4), Perak (4), Kelantan (4), Labuan (2), Sabah (1), Malacca (1), Terengganu (1), and Penang (1).

Their ages range from 24 to 96 years old.

Five of them have no history of chronic illness, and another five have already passed away when brought to a hospital.

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

New cases by state

Selangor (1,374)
Sarawak (703)
Negeri Sembilan (571)
Kuala Lumpur (455)
Johor (355)
Kelantan (341)
Sabah (336)
Labuan (209)
Kedah (194)
Malacca (178)
Perak (177)
Penang (153)
Terengganu (117)
Pahang (99)
Putrajaya (8)
Perlis (1)

Clusters

A total of 726 out of 2,361 clusters are still active. This includes the 23 new clusters reported today.

Clusters make up 817 (15.5 percent) of today's cases, with most cases being detected either through contact tracing (3,023 cases; 57.4 percent) or other types of screening (1,417 cases; 26.9 percent).

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Integrasi Rawang Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 12 out of 37 screened

Jalan Keretapi Lama Klang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 14 out of 109 screened

Jalan Tujuh Selatan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang, Petaling, Kuala Langat and Klang
Total infected: 16 out of 72 screened

Jalan SS Enam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 31 out of 71 screened

Jalan Perindustrian Tujuh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak and Muar
Total infected: 25 out of 809 screened

Jalan Parit Hulu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 16 out of 95 screened

Jalan Besar Rengit
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 10 out of 106 screened

Jalan Airport
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Miri
Total infected: 12 out of 122 screened

Jalan Ilmu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Miri
Total infected: 24 out of 242 screened

Pedas 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Rembau
Total infected: 42 out of 120 screened

Industri Kampung Gebok
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 57 out of 112 screened

Hamparan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan
Total infected: 27 out of 148 screened

Kampung Gajah Mati
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 12 out of 26 screened

Jalan Walter Granier
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 10 out of 16 screened

Jalan Burma
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Timur Laut and Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 17 out of 43 screened

Dah Ria Jaya
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kuala Muda, Baling and Sik
Total infected: 58 out of 504 screened

Sungai Durin
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sibu
Total infected: 22 out of 52 screened

Jalan Masket
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bintulu
Total infected: 17 out of 45 screened

Taman Wawasan
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Beaufort, Papar and Kota Kinabalu
Total infected: 32 out of 77 screened

Kampung Bolong Baru
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Belud
Total infected: 33 out of 266 screened

Jalan Budi
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 10 out of 21 screened

Pelandang
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun
Total infected: 24 out of 43 screened

Jalan Keranji
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 28 out of 55 screened