Covid-19 (June 18): Daily cases back at 6,000 level

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 6,440 new cases of Covid-19.

This is the first time cases have been over 6,000 since June 11. This is also the second day in a row with rising case numbers.

The number of active cases is currently on a 13-day downtrend while the number of patients requiring intensive care has gone below 900 for the first time since June 6.

According to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply's website, 16.28 percent out of an estimated adult population of 23.4 million have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

• Active cases: 65,602
• Patients in ICU: 894
• Intubated: 451

New cases by state

• Selangor (2,095)
• Negeri Sembilan (870)
• Kuala Lumpur (816)
• Johor (592)
• Sarawak (536)
• Perak (357)
• Malacca (223)
• Kelantan (200)
• Sabah (199)
• Kedah (159)
• Labuan (152)
• Penang (122)
• Pahang (79)
• Terengganu (32)
• Putrajaya (6)
• Perlis (2)

Negeri Sembilan (870) was still reporting a relatively high number of new cases. Yesterday, the Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun said that these new cases were mostly detected through targeted screening on the manufacturing sector.

As of yesterday, the R-naught for the country has reached 0.95. The figure has trended upwards since June 12. This is not a good sign. 

A R-naught of less than 1.00 would suggest that the spread of Covid-19 is decelerating - i.e. the lower the value, the faster the rate of deceleration.

On a more micro-level, the only three regions where the R-naught was more than 1.00 are Sabah, Labuan and Negeri Sembilan.

The regions with the lowest R-naught are Kelantan (0.75), Perak (0.76) and Terengganu (0.79).

Deaths

The Health Ministry today reported another 74 deaths attributed to Covid-19. The national cumulative death toll has reached 4,276.

Selangor (28) reported the highest number of deaths followed by Negeri Sembilan (9), Sarawak (7), Johor (7), Sabah (6), Labuan (5), Kuala Lumpur (4), Malacca (3), Pahang (2), Perak (1), Kedah (1) and Terengganu (1).

Six of the victims were age 40 and below. There were six victims that were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

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

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring a record 810 active Covid-19 clusters. On May 18, there were 497 active Covid-19 clusters.

Another 23 new clusters were classified today, of which 17 were related to workplaces.

Industri Jalan Waja 14 clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 34 out of 66 screened

Industri Jalan Hitech Tujuh clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat and Petaling
Total infected: 15 out of 36 screened

Industri Bukit Serdang Tujuh clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling and Hulu Langat
Total infected: 13 out of 40 screened

Jalan Fauna Satu clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 21 out of 44 screened

Tapak Bina Desa Rawang clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 62 out of 262 screened

Industri Jalan Jasmin clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 25 out of 53 screened

Industri Taming Lima clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 13 out of 158 screened

Industri Agas Lima clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak and Muar
Total infected: 8 out of 61 screened

Jalan SILC Industri clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 13 out of 43 screened

Tanjung A Empat clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru and Pontian
Total infected: 22 out of 327 screened

Industri Ayer Keroh clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah and Jasin
Total infected: 25 out of 101 screened

Industri Jalan Mawar clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah and Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 47 out of 100 screened

Jalan Abang Haji Openg clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 10 out of 22 screened

Tapak Bina Air Panas clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 176 out of 435 screened

Jalan Sungai Tapang clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching, Samarahan and Asajaya
Total infected: 31 out of 236 screened

Pintas–Lingkudau clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Keningau and Tambunan
Total infected: 10 out of 91 screened

Jalan Bidor clusters
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Batang Paandg
Total infected: 8 out of 187 screened

Kampung Serikin clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bau and Kuching
Total infected: 49 out of 100 screened

Jalan Padang Tembak Ayer Itam clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Penang
District(s): Timur Laut
Total infected: 22 out of 179 screened

Cabang Empat Salam clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 19 screened

Durian Penjara clusters
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Marang and Hulu Terengganu
Total infected: 18 out of 55 screened

Jalan 18/16A Petaling clusters
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 12 out of 26 screened

Tembok Taiping 2 clusters
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 327 out of 944 screened