Covid-19 (July 7): 7,097 cases with Klang Valley worst-hit, Pahang fails Phase 2 criteria

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 7,097 new Covid-19 cases with the Klang Valley still contributing the most number of new infections.

Selangor saw 3,119 new Covid-19 cases, the second consecutive day where fresh infections numbered above 3,000 for the state.

Kuala Lumpur recorded a four-digit increase with 1,005 new infections. It was also a four-digit increase yesterday.

Negeri Sembilan witnessed a surge with 788 new cases, the highest in 19 days.

Meanwhile, Pahang, which entered Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) on July 5, has regressed.

The state needed to maintain its new daily number of Covid-19 cases under 206 in order to qualify for Phase 2 but the seven-day average of new cases for the state has risen to 224.

The number of active cases are continuing on a 13-day uptrend, while the number of patients under intensive care have reached a new record.

• Active cases: 74,344
• Patients in ICUs: 948
• Intubated: 441

Breakdown by state:

• Selangor (3,119)
• Kuala Lumpur (1,005)
• Negeri Sembilan (788)
• Malacca (358)
• Sarawak (289)
• Pahang (258)
• Sabah (244)
• Johor (224)
• Kedah (198)
• Perak (187)
• Penang (140)
• Kelantan (123)
• Labuan (93)
• Terengganu (43)
• Putrajaya (26)
• Perlis (2)

The R-naught for the country has climbed to 1.09. The figure has been steadily rising since a recent low of 0.90 seen on June 12. 

A R-naught of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating. 

At the state level, Pahang, notably, had a R-naught of 1.18, which suggests the spread of Covid-19 in the state was not slowing down.

The only regions where the R-naught figure was less than 1.00 are Perak, Johor, Terengganu, Labuan, Sarawak, Kelantan and Perlis. 

Deaths

There were 91 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 5768.

Selangor (47) reported the most deaths followed by Negeri Sembilan (16), Kuala Lumpur (10), Johor (4), Malacca (4), Sarawak (3), Perak (2), Pahang (1), Kelantan (1), Labuan (1), Kedah (1) and Terengganu (1).

There were 10 victims who were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

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

Clusters

The number of active Covid-19 clusters monitored by the Health Ministry is 850. This figure has been steadily reducing since reaching a high of 887 on June 29.

The Health Ministry has classified 18 new clusters today, of which six were replaced to workplaces and nine were related to community spread.

Lorong Tiga Kampung Siol Kandis
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching and Samarahan
Total infected: 69 out of 213 screened

Sungai Bedil Besar
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 31 out of 94 screened

Pintasan Kota Belud
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Belud
Total infected: 18 out of 34 screened

Siasai Dundau
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Belud
Total infected: 35 out of 149 screened

Jalan Bukit 17
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 16 out of 32 screened

Jalan Pulasan 18
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 14 out of 28 screened

Taman Dovenby
Category: Community
State(s): Perak and Selangor
District(s): Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, Larut, Matang, Selama and Gombak
Total infected: 34 out of 61 screened

Jalan Panchang
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 14 out of 33 screened

Jalan Nik Yusuf
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 14 out of 26 screened

Tasik Utama 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban and Port Dickson
Total infected: 27 out of 448 screened

Industri Lengkok Emas Nilai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban and Port Dickson
Total infected: 68 out of 1,300 screened

Industri Jalan TMP Lapan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 22 out of 69 screened

Jalan Tun Razak Peringgit
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 29 out of 114 screened

Jalan Metro Perdana
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
District(s): Kepong, Titiwangsa, Gombak, Petaling and Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 19 out of 116 screened

Pasar Orkid Sentosa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 20 out of 63 screened

Sejantung
Category: Pendidikan Tinggi
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 96 out of 152 screened

Jalan Limau Kampung Pasir
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 8 out of 20 screened

Jalan Parit Mahang
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 45 out of 71 screened

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