Covid-19 (July 23): Record high 15,573 new daily cases

• Active cases: 147,386
• Patients in ICU: 939
• Intubated: 456

States

Selangor (7,672)
Kuala Lumpur (2,063)
Kedah (937)
Johor (722)
Negeri Sembilan (682)
Penang (530)
Sabah (516)
Sarawak (461)
Pahang (457)
Malacca (452)
Perak (415)
Kelantan (372)
Terengganu (229)
Putrajaya (41)
Labuan (21)
Perlis (3)

Selangor (7,672), Kuala Lumpur (2,063), Kedah (937) and Penang (530) all reported record numbers.

Apart from Perlis, there are no regions in the country which fulfil requirements for Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan.

As of yesterday, the R-naught is currently 1.07 for the entire country. This figure has been dropping since reaching a recent high of 1.20 on July 15. An R-naught of 1.07 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.

Regions with the highest R-naught value are Terengganu (1.44), Kedah (1.22) and Putrajaya (1.22).

Deaths

The Health Ministry said another 144 people have died due to Covid-19. The national death toll has reached  7,718.

Selangor (66) reported the most deaths followed by Kuala Lumpur (16), Johor (15), Malacca (13), Negeri Sembilan (10), Pahang (8), Kedah (6), Sarawak (3), Perak (2), Penang (2), Sabah (1), Terengganu (1) and Labuan (1).

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 958 active Covid-19 clusters.

Another 30 were classified today. Worryingly, 16 of these clusters were related to community spread while seven were related to workplaces.

Kampung Baru Bukit Kecil Labok cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Machang and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 38 screened

Kampung Banggol Pak Esah cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 19 out of 24 screened

Paloh Pintu Geng cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 23 screened

Kampung Jambu Panji cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 17 screened

Kampung Bukit Merbau cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 35 out of 60 screened

Kerilla cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Tanah Merah
Total infected: 9 out of 23 screened

Jalan Bistari Yayasan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Segamat and Johor Bahru
Total infected: 19 out of 38 screened

Jalan Mohd Aris cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Mersing
Total infected: 25 out of 161 screened

Biak Darat cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Perak Tengah
Total infected: 15 out of 39 screened

Muhibah cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 16 out of 30 screened

Desa Ayer Hitam cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 40 out of 196 screened

Ulu Senulau cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Saratok
Total infected: 35 out of 57 screened

Balai Ringin Melayu cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Serian and Simunjan
Total infected: 80 out of 150 screened

Bukit Berangan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hulu Perak
Total infected: 36 out of 293 screened

Teluk Menara cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Terengganu
Total infected: 38 out of 91 screened

Kampung Mananam cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tongod
Total infected: 20 out of 272 screened

Jalan Temenggung Industri cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 7 out of 90 screened

Ulu Pulai cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 9 out of 37 screened

Jalan Stesen TV cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 68 out of 124 screened

Bukit Mas cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan
Total infected: 11 out of 45 screened

Industri Kenanga Lapan cluster
Category: Tempat Kerja
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 32 out of 86 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Putra cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 23 out of 154 screened

Jalan Batu Karang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kampar and Batang Paandg
Total infected: 34 out of 228 screened

Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Miri cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bintulu
Total infected: 25 out of 312 screened

Sutera Soga cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 13 out of 102 screened

Off Jalan Bandar PG cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru and Pontian
Total infected: 10 out of 49 screened

Jalan Utara 2 cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Sandakan
Total infected: 13 out of 59 screened

Jalan Alam Jaya 2/7 cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 33 out of 53 screened

Jenderam cluster
Category: Religious event
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 7 out of 19 screened

Jalan Yahya 3 cluster
Category: Higher education
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 17 out of 576 screened