Covid-19 (June 25) - 5,812 new cases as 'total lockdown' expiry draws near

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 5,812 new Covid-19 cases, three days ahead of the expiry of the "total lockdown".

The "total lockdown" version of the movement control order began on June 1 and is set to expire on Monday.

During the week prior to the start of the "total lockdown", the seven-day average for new daily Covid-19 cases was based on 7,680 and 109,101 test samples taken.

The average over the past seven days was 5,350 and 74,708 test samples. 

When the two periods are compared, the drop in the average number of cases goes down 30.3 percent while the drop in average number of samples taken is 31.5 percent.

• Active cases: 60,117
• Patients in ICU: 870
• Intubated: 433

Breakdown by states

• Selangor (2,187)
• Kuala Lumpur (771)
• Sarawak (673)
• Negeri Sembilan (658)
• Penang (270)
• Malacca (223)
• Johor (196)
• Kedah (186)
• Sabah (156)
• Pahang (139)
• Labuan (123)
• Kelantan (98)
• Perak (72)
• Terengganu (46)
• Putrajaya (14)
• Perlis (0)

In Selangor (2,187) a very alarming one in 5.1 new cases were only detected when the Covid-19 patient reported symptoms but is not related to existing clusters or close contacts. 

As of yesterday, the R-naught figure for the country was 0.98. An R-naught of less than 1.00 would suggest that the spread of Covid-19 is decelerating. 

Worryingly, the R-naught has been rising steadily from a recent low of 0.90 on June 12. 

At a micro-level, for now, the only region where the R-naught was more than 1.00 is Negeri Sembilan (1.06). The regions of Selangor, Malacca, Labuan and Sarawak are precariously close to 1.00.

Deaths

The Health Ministry today reported another 82 deaths attributed to Covid-19. The national death toll has reached 4,803.

There have been 2,007 people who have died of Covid-19 in the month of June alone, or 41.8 percent of all Covid-19 deaths reported so far.

On average, 80 people die from Covid-19 daily or around 3.3 deaths per hour.

Eleven of the victims reported today were aged 40 and below. Another 17 victims were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Selangor (31) had the most number of new cases followed by Kuala Lumpur (18), Johor (8), Negeri Sembilan (5), Sarawak (4), Pahang (3), Kedah (3), Labuan (3), Kelantan (2), Penang (2), Perak (1), Sabah (1) and Malacca (1).

Details of the victims are documented on Malaysiakini's Covid-19 tracker page.

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 873 active Covid-19 clusters, up from 577 on May 25.

The Health Ministry today classified another 21 new clusters of which 18 were workplace clusters.

Tapak Bina Lebuh 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 28 out of 685 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan City cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 49 out of 510 screened

Industri Jalan Seruling 59 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 70 out of 178 screened

Industri SS Lapan Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 115 out of 527 screened

Industri Jalan Norton cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 7 out of 28 screened

Jalan Cyberia Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang and Kuala Langat
Total infected: 13 out of 29 screened

Industri Kilometer 17 Rawang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 9 out of 29 screened

Jalan Ampang Water Front Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor and Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Hulu Langat, Gombak and Kepong
Total infected: 39 out of 51 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Utara cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai and Cheras
Total infected: 16 out of 68 screened

Tapak Bina Matahari 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 142 out of 220 screened

Jalan Taman Ibu Kota cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 13 out of 43 screened

Jalan Raja Muda Musa cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 9 out of 64 screened

Jalan Nirwana Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 23 out of 88 screened

Wakaf Aik cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 64 screened

Jalan Kampung Jawa cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Timur Laut and Barat Daya
Total infected: 14 out of 824 screened

Kailan Tringkap cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang and Perak
District(s): Cameron Highlands and Kinta
Total infected: 17 out of 32 screened

Dah 11 Industri Sungai Petani cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kuala Muda
Total infected: 21 out of 149 screened

Jalan Kidurong Lima cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bintulu and Sebauh
Total infected: 20 out of 116 screened

Pengkalan Gelugor cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Nerus and Kuala Terengganu
Total infected: 31 out of 90 screened

Jalan Laksamana Intan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 14 out of 64 screened

Kilometer 23 Puncak Borneo cluster
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 65 out of 122 screened

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