Covid-19 (Oct 1): 11,889 new cases, 1,893 in Klang Valley

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 11,889 new Covid-19 cases today.

Only three states - Sarawak, Selangor and Johor - reported new cases in the four digits.

There were 3,287 new cases reported in East Malaysia, which amounted to 27.6 percent of the new cases reported today.

As of last night, the R-naught for the country was 0.90. A figure of less than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was decelerating.

Apart from Putrajaya, the R-naught was below 1.00 in every territory or state.

Today's active cases and reported deaths will only be released after midnight. For yesterday's figures, click here.

They were surpassed by a total of 15,891 Covid-19 patients who recovered today. This is expected to help reduce the number of active cases.

• Patients in ICU: 904 (850 confirmed; 54 suspected)
• Intubated: 492 (380 confirmed; 112 probable)

As of today, the number of Covid-19 patients (including suspected ones) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is 14.3 percent lower compared to a week ago.

Those who require intubation have also declined by 17.3 percent from a week ago.

This is in addition to the 15,891 Covid-19 patients who recovered today, which exceeds the number of new cases and alleviates strain on the healthcare system.

Cases by state

Sarawak (2,413)
Selangor (1,568)
Johor (1,217)
Perak (959)
Sabah (872)
Kelantan (858)
Pahang (831)
Penang (779)
Kedah (710)
Terengganu (699)
Malacca (378)
Kuala Lumpur (289)
Negeri Sembilan (197)
Perlis (81)
Putrajaya (36)
Labuan (2)

Clusters

To date, 1,068 Covid-19 clusters are still active, including 14 new clusters reported today. Overall, clusters account for 868 (7.3 percent) of the new cases reported today.

The ongoing clusters have fallen by 14.6 percent from the 1,250 active clusters a week ago.

The 14 new clusters today comprised seven workplace clusters (50.0 percent), six community clusters (42.9 percent) and one religious event cluster (7.1 percent).

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Industri Jalan Ros
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Initial tests: 73 out of 517 infected (14.1 percent)

Tapak Bina Jalan Seruling 59
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Klang
Initial tests: 20 out of 74 infected (27.0 percent)

Industri Dua Jalan Haji Manan
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Klang
Initial tests: 12 out of 380 infected (3.2 percent)

Perindustrian Jalan Rusa
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Initial tests: 20 out of 61 infected (32.8 percent)

Industri Wawasan 19
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Initial tests: 12 out of 57 infected (21.1 percent)

Dah Teluk Nibung
Category: Workplace
States: Kedah
District(s): Langkawi
Initial tests: 32 out of 239 infected (13.4 percent)

Lebuh Bercham Timur
Category: Workplace
States: Perak
District(s): Kinta
Initial tests: 10 out of 43 infected (23.3 percent)

Batu Hampar
Category: Community
States: Johor
District(s): Segamat
Initial tests: 36 out of 160 infected (22.5 percent)

Jalan Sengkang Pagoh
Category: Community
States: Johor
District(s): Muar
Initial tests: 6 out of 69 infected (8.7 percent)

Kampung Pasir Kelang
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Kuala Krai
Initial tests: 30 out of 44 infected (68.2 percent)

Kampung Gaung Tendong
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Initial tests: 9 out of 10 infected (90.0 percent)

Giam
Category: Community
States: Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Initial tests: 150 out of 177 infected (84.7 percent)

Batu 8 Jalan Kubong
Category: Community
States: Sarawak
District(s): Limbang
Initial tests: 22 out of 229 infected (9.6 percent)

Permatang Manik Intan
Category: Religious event
States: Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Initial tests: 29 out of 37 infected (78.4 percent)