Covid-19 (Oct 29): 6,060 cases

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 6,060 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the cumulative infections to 2,460,809.

The new infections were surpassed by a total of 7,297 Covid-19 patients who recovered today. This is expected to help reduce the number of active cases.

Nationally, the number of hospital admissions in the last seven days has declined by 12.3 percent compared to the preceding week.

However, hospital admissions in some states are on the rise, particularly in Terengganu (+66.7 percent), Pahang (+41 percent), Kedah (+22.7 percent) and Sabah (+11 percent).

• Patients in ICU: 570
• Intubated: 300

Beginning Oct 9, the Health Ministry will only publish today's breakdown of new cases by states after midnight on its CovidNow portal.

The breakdown by states for yesterday (Oct 28), where 6,377 new cases were reported, is as follow:

Selangor (1,431)
Sarawak (676)
Sabah (599)
Johor (575)
Kelantan (527)
Penang (384)
Kedah (362)
Pahang (343)
Perak (297)
Terengganu (293)
Kuala Lumpur (262)
Malacca (253)
Negeri Sembilan (249)
Perlis (83)
Putrajaya (31)
Labuan (12)

Nationally, the R-number for Covid-19 was 0.95 as of yesterday, which indicates the outbreak is still in decline.

However, an R-number of above 1.00 has been reported in Negeri Sembilan, and several other states are borderline on crossing that threshold.

The R-number in Negeri Sembilan is estimated to be 1.04 and comes as the state records its highest case numbers since Sept 13. An R-number above 1.00 indicates an outbreak that is growing and accelerating in pace.

However, it should be noted that the outbreak in the state is still relatively small for now with 249 cases, or 23 cases per 10,000 people.

Meanwhile, the R-number of other states and territories include Kuala Lumpur (0.99), Malacca (0.98), and Putrajaya (0.98).

Due to imprecision in estimating the R-number, however, there is a chance the outbreaks in these places may have actually plateaued or are even growing.

Selangor recorded its highest number of cases since Oct 17, but the outbreak appears to still be in decline for now with an R-number of 0.95.

Clusters

To date, 460 Covid-19 clusters are still active, including 11 new clusters reported today.

The ongoing clusters have fallen by 20.7 percent from the 580 active clusters a week ago.

The 11 new clusters today comprised four workplace clusters (36.4 percent), two higher education clusters (18.2 percent), two non-education ministry institution clusters (18.2 percent), one high-risk group clusters (9.1 percent) and two community clusters (18.2 percent).

Industri PLO Enam Kulai
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Kulai
Initial tests: 11 out of 40 infected (27.5 percent)

Industri Tiong
Category: Workplace
States: Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Tampin
Initial tests: 13 out of 136 infected (9.6 percent)

Lot 10 Bentong
Category: Workplace
States: Pahang
District(s): Bentong, Temerloh, and Raub
Initial tests: 34 out of 338 infected (10.1 percent)

Industri Jalan 9/1
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Initial tests: 21 out of 28 infected (75 percent)

KM24 Kok Lanas
Category: Higher education
States: Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Initial tests: 11 out of 19 infected (57.9 percent)

Jalan Hang Tuah Jaya
Category: Higher education
States: Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah and Melaka Tengah
Initial tests: 18 out of 88 infected (20.5 percent)

Jalan Permatang Bendahari
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
States: Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Initial tests: 16 out of 25 infected (64 percent)

Jalan Pahlawan Kluang
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
States: Johor
District(s): Kluang
Initial tests: 11 out of 29 infected (37.9 percent)

Lebuh McNair
Category: High-risk group
States: Penang
District(s): Timur Laut
Initial tests: 16 out of 72 infected (22.2 percent)

Jalan Parit Lapan
Category: Community
States: Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Initial tests: 16 out of 32 infected (50 percent)

Parit Enam Belas
Category: Community
States: Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Initial tests: 25 out of 35 infected (71.4 percent)