Covid-19 (June 14): 4,949 new cases, surge in Sarawak

The Health Ministry today reported 4,949 new Covid-19 cases and 60 deaths.

The new locally transmitted infections comprised 81.31 percent Malaysians and 18.69 percent non-citizens.

The Klang Valley accounted for 41.19 percent (2,036 cases) of the new local infections while East Malaysia made up 22.86 percent (1,130 cases).

The majority of the cases remain in Selangor which recorded 1,523 new infections.

Sarawak saw a surge with 744 new cases, putting the state just behind Selangor in terms of fresh infections.

It was the highest number of new daily infections for Sarawak since May 27.

New recoveries of 6,588 outpaced fresh cases, helping to reduce the number of active cases and reducing the strain on Covid-19 hospitals.

• Active cases: 71,625
• Patients in ICUs: 921
• Intubated: 459

Deaths

There were 60 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 3,968.

The new deaths were recorded in Selangor (18), Johor (9), Kuala Lumpur (8), Negeri Sembilan (7), Sarawak (6), Labuan (4), Kelantan (2), Penang (2), Sabah (1), Perak (1), Malacca (1) and Terengganu (1).

Those who died were aged between 34 and 98.

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

New cases by state

Selangor (1,523)
Sarawak (744)
Kuala Lumpur (503)
Johor (430)
Negeri Sembilan (323)
Sabah (273)
Penang (214)
Kelantan (214)
Kedah (199)
Perak (136)
Malacca (119)
Labuan (113)
Terengganu (86)
Pahang (61)
Putrajaya (10)
Perlis (1)

 
Vaccination

As of June 13, a total of 12.91 percent out of an estimated adult population of 24,259,200 in the country have received at least the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Around 5.6 percent have received their second dose. There is no Covid-19 vaccination programme for those aged under 18-years-old for now.

Three states that are seeing the slowest vaccination pace are Sabah (8.32 percent), Selangor (9.55 percent) and Johor (10.37 percent).

The fastest are Putrajaya (51.46 percent), Kuala Lumpur (37.29 percent) and Labuan (24.77 percent).

The national registration rate for the Covid-19 vaccine stands at 56.84 percent.

The data is from the special committee on Covid-19 vaccine supply (JKJAV).

Clusters

A total of 774 out of 2,494 clusters are still active. This includes the 17 new clusters reported today.

This was compared to a total of 726 active clusters last week.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Industri Sungai Pinang Lapan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Petaling
Total infected: 75 out of 300 screened

Industri Persiaran Usahawan Tiga
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat and Sepang
Total infected: 57 out of 338 screened

Industri Subang Tujuh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 37 out of 80 screened

Industri Jalan Makmur
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 26 out of 176 screened

Industri Jalan Tengah Empat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 11 out of 42 screened

Perindustrian Bakri Lima
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 70 out of 464 screened

Jalan Aik Hwa Choon
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 30 out of 64 screened

Walit Agas
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak and Muar
Total infected: 25 out of 45 screened

Jalan Minyak Beku
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 15 out of 216 screened

Batu Empat Tunjong
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu, Bachok, Pasir Mas and Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 29 out of 66 screened

Industri 5084 Pengkalan Chepa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 20 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Pertahanan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 115 out of 570 screened

Sungai Sentebu
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sarikei
Total infected: 48 out of 69 screened

Ulu Sangan
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tatau
Total infected: 12 out of 59 screened

Kampung Berangan Apam
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 19 screened

Kampung Senggang
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kuala Kangsar
Total infected: 18 out of 47 screened

Jalan Bukit Delima
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 28 out of 37 screened