Covid-19 (Aug 13): 21.4k new cases, 277 deaths, Perlis reports record high

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 21,468 new cases of Covid-19 today.

Active cases has reached a new record and is on a 50 day uptrend.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said despite the growing daily cases, the number of hospitalisations for category 4 and 5 patients have been dropping since "Operation Surge Capacity" began on July 30.

"Operation Surge Capacity" was a deliberate effort to expedite vaccination in the Klang Valley.

• Active cases: 241,187
• Patients in ICU: 1,075
• Intubated: 537

States

Outside the Klang Valley, five other states reported cases in the four digits.

Meanwhile, Perlis, which is under Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan, reported its highest number of cases to date.

As of last night, the estimate R-naught was 1.05. A R-naught of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.

The only parts of the country where the R-naught was less than 1.00 are Labuan and Putrajaya. 

Deaths

The Health Ministry today reported another 277 deaths attributed to Covid-19, bringing the national death toll to 11,968.

Selangor reported the highest number of deaths followed by Kuala Lumpur (66), Johor (26), Negeri Sembilan (18), Sabah (15), Kedah (14), Malacca (11), Penang (6), Kelantan (5), Perak (3), Terengganu (3) and Pahang (2). 

The Health Ministry did not detail how many victims were classified as "brought in dead".

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,293 new Covid-19 clusters. 

This includes the 41 new clusters classified today. Half of the new clusters are related to workplaces. 

Industri Lingkaran Mohamed Satu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Petaling
Total infected: 212 out of 436 screened

Industri Sungai Pinang 4/2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 87 out of 285 screened

Industri Bukit Belimbing 26 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling and Klang
Total infected: 50 out of 2,569 screened

Industri Mahkota Utama cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 49 out of 94 screened

Industri Persiaran Rahman Putra Tiga cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak, Kuala Selangor and Petaling
Total infected: 34 out of 219 screened

Industri Jalan Korporat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang, Petaling and Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 33 out of 384 screened

Industri Jalan Rawang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak and Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 27 out of 37 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Bayu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 23 out of 60 screened

Industri Jalan TPP Lima cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 18 out of 31 screened

Industri Jalan Indah Bagan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 15 out of 64 screened

Donggongon cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Penampang and Kota Kinabalu
Total infected: 22 out of 44 screened

Tapak Bina Lingkaran Cassia cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 75 out of 376 screened

Hilir Sungai Kluang Satu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Barat Daya, Timur Laut, Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 27 out of 85 screened

Industri Jaya Gading cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 9 out of 49 screened

Jalan Bank Kuantan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 21 out of 372 screened

Tapak Bina Village Road cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 119 out of 140 screened

Industri Jalan 1/44 Pengkalan Chepa cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
Total infected: 14 out of 22 screened

Gunong Bachok cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 24 out of 50 screened

Tapak Bina Pantai cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Langkawi
Total infected: 15 out of 330 screened

Tapak Bina Kluang Barat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 97 out of 135 screened

Industri Jalan Tun Abdul Majid cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi and Kluang
Total infected: 11 out of 519 screened

Ladang Jalan Segamat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Total infected: 10 out of 147 screened

Kampung Sungai Sam cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kuala Krai
Total infected: 24 out of 39 screened

Kampung Pauh Lima 2 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 14 out of 19 screened

Kampung Kedai Menanti cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 14 out of 23 screened

Krau Satu cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Raub
Total infected: 19 out of 81 screened

Nipah Datuk cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak and Bagan Datuk
Total infected: 24 out of 70 screened

Kampung Tasek cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hulu Perak
Total infected: 14 out of 54 screened

Long Maktub cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sebauhand Bintulu
Total infected: 8 out of 34 screened

Buluh Telur cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 9 out of 21 screened

Kampung Bukit Cina Pasir Akar cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Besut
Total infected: 55 out of 747 screened

Jalan Lurah Utama cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 39 out of 141 screened

Jalan Mutiara Enam Plentong cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 30 out of 92 screened

Jalan CEP Satu Kluang cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 5 out of 80 screened

Telaga 2 cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kota Setar, Kubang Pasu, Padang Terap, Pendang, Sik and Yan
Total infected: 84 out of 188 screened

Jalan Logan cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Penang
District(s): Timur Laut
Total infected: 23 out of 33 screened

Jalan Paya Terubong cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Penang
District(s): Timur Laut
Total infected: 19 out of 40 screened

Jalan Padang Rengas cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 16 out of 27 screened

Jalan Melaka Jasin cluster
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Jasin
Total infected: 22 out of 37 screened

Syahbandar Peramu cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Pekan
Total infected: 18 out of 54 screened

Pantai Senok Tawang cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 17 out of 40 screened