[UPDATED] 6,241 new Covid-19 cases, 87 deaths, 890 in ICUs

KUALA LUMPUR –  New Covid-19 cases dropped to 6,241 today, from 7,452 yesterday, with only four imported cases, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

In a statement, he said the nation recorded 87 fresh fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3,378.

A total of 5,133 patients were discharged, while 890 are in intensive care units, with 444 in need of ventilator support.

Selangor continues to log the most infections with 2,178, followed by Sarawak (600), Johor (565), Kuala Lumpur (415), and Sabah (305).

Penang registered 217 new cases, followed by Kelantan (270), Negeri Sembilan (556), Perak (174), Kedah (125), Melaka (225), Pahang (155), Terengganu (158), Labuan (212), Putrajaya (30) and Perlis (2).

Of the 87 deaths today, 34 were recorded in Selangor, 12 in Johor, Negeri Sembilan (9), Kedah (6), Kuala Lumpur (5), four each in Penang and Sarawak, three each in Pahang, Kelantan, and Terengganu, and two each in Melaka and Labuan.

Dr Noor Hisham said the country has recorded a total of 2,338 clusters, including 30 new clusters today.

Clusters that have ended are at 1,625, while 713 remained active.

Dr Noor Hisham said of the 30 new clusters, 18 are related to workplaces, with 10 coming from factories. 

He added that 7 clusters came from the community, three from education institutions, and one each from the high-risk group, religious activities, and detention centres.

The health director-general also warned of a rising trend in sporadic cases, which are cases that could not be traced to any clusters or other infections, especially after April 1 this year, which falls on the 13th epidemiology week (ME-13) period.

Based on analysis, Dr Noor Hisham said by ME-13, or until April 3, the ministry recorded 8,968 cases, of which 52% were sporadic.

He said by ME-19, new cases were at 29,386, of which 77.7% are sporadic. He said the country later recorded the highest cumulative cases in ME-21, with some 53,419, of which 85.1% are sporadic.

Dr Noor Hisham said the sporadic cases remained high on ME-22, or until June 5, with new cases reported at 52,040, of which 84.3% are sporadic.

“One of the factors contributing to the situation is the emergence of new variants in the community with a high-infectivity and death rate, apart from the wider spread of Covid-19 compared to previous MEs,” he said.

On new clusters, Dr Noor Hisham said Johor recorded the Jalan Silat Harimau 21 cluster in Johor Baru with 12 cases, the Jalan Bertam 23 cluster in Johor Baru with 6 cases, the Jalan Teknologi Perintis Dua cluster in Johor Baru with 15 cases, the Jalan Kebun Sayur cluster in Muar with 55 cases, the Jalan Parit Haji cluster in Muar with 33 cases, the Ladang Tereh cluster in Kluang with 25 cases, and the Taman Aman cluster in Kluang and Batu Pahat with 17 cases. All of these clusters are workplace clusters.

Johor also logged the Pagar Jalan Sultanah detention centre cluster in Mersing with 21 cases.

Sabah recorded the Jalan Utama workplace cluster in Sandakan with 15 cases, the Sawit Kinabatangan workplace cluster in Kinabatangan with 29 cases, the Jalan Ketiau Tembovo workplace cluster in Putatan with 9 cases, the Gusi community cluster in Papar with 25 cases, the Tamalang community cluster in Kota Belud with 27 cases, and the Murni C community cluster in Nabawan and Penampang with 22 cases.

Selangor saw the Persiaran Sabak 26 workplace cluster in Petaling and Klang with 30 cases, the Jalan Waja Enam Belas workplace cluster in Kuala Langat with 22 cases, the Jalan Kasturi Satu education cluster in Hulu Langat with 15 cases, and the Bukit Gasing high-risk cluster in Petaling with 26 cases.

Kelantan logged the Sri Cemerlang workplace cluster in Kota Baru and Pasir Mas with 17 cases, the Bukit Jong community cluster in Machang and Kota Baru with 13 cases, the Kg Bakong community cluster in Pasir Mas with 8 cases, and the Kg Jejawi community cluster in Pasir Mas with 7 cases.

Penang detected the Industry Chain Ferry workplace cluster in Seberang Prai with 25 cases, and the Hilir Sg Kluang Tiga workplace cluster in Seberang Prai with 71 cases, while Melaka recorded the Industri Bukit Nian workplace cluster in Alor Gajah with 41 cases, and the Km35 Kemendor religious activity cluster in Jasin and Central Melaka with 33 cases.

Finally, Kedah recorded the Dah Saga workplace cluster in Kota Setar, Pendang and Sik with 42 cases, Putrajaya logged the Jalan Alamanda Dua workplace cluster in Putrajaya as well as Hulu Langat, Petaling, and Sepang in Selangor, with 8 cases, while Perak recorded the Behrang Stesen education cluster in Muallim with 37 cases. – The Vibes, June 6, 2021