[UPDATED] 17,170 new Covid-19 cases, 9,301 in Klang Valley, above 1,000 each in Kedah, Johor

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia today recorded 17,170 coronavirus cases, a slight decrease from yesterday’s 17,405, taking the national total to 1,078,646.

Of the fresh infections, Selangor leads with a staggering 7,163, followed by Kuala Lumpur (2,138), Kedah (1,212) and Johor (1,054).

Negri Sembilan logged 884 cases, Sabah (776), Pahang (638), Kelantan (615), Perak (596), Sarawak (582), Penang (554), Terengganu (437) and Melaka (416).

Putrajaya saw 84 cases, Labuan (11) and Perlis (10).

Out of Sarawak’s 582 new cases, Kuching has 311 cases, followed by Simunjan (73), Serian (51), Bau (50), Sibu (26), Bintulu (13), Samarahan (12), and Miri (11), among others 

Kuching also saw four more clusters emerging: Kg Mebi (21 cases), Telaga Air (34), Kg Senari (25), and Kg Quop (12) 

The Sg Mangga cluster in Simunjan district saw 55 workers down with Covid-19 in an oil palm plantation.

The number of fatalities today is 174, bringing the cumulative death toll to 8,725 cases.

Meanwhile, recoveries totalled 12,930 today, for a cumulative figure of 890,742

For cases being given intensive care unit (ICU) treatment, the total is 1,043 today, with 531 patients requiring breathing equipment.

The national infectivity rate (R0) currently stands at 1.16.

An R0 of more than 1 refers to each existing case causing more than one new infection in a specified area, while R0 of 1 indicates existing cases each causing only one infection. 

Terengganu recorded the highest infectivity rate at 1.33, followed by Kelantan (1.26), Sabah (1.25), Penang (1.25), Kedah (1.22), Johor (1.19), Perak (1.18), Putrajaya (1.16), Kuala Lumpur (1.15), Selangor (1.12), Pahang (1.08), Melaka (1.07) and Sarawak (1.04).

States which have an R0 value below 1 – indicating each existing case leading to less than one new infection – include Negri Sembilan (0.94) and Labuan (0.65), while Perlis recorded a value of zero.

With regards to clusters, the Health Ministry reported 1,064 active presently, including 36 new ones identified today.

18 of the new clusters involve worksites in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Kelantan, Perak, Sarawak, Negri Sembilan, Melaka and Sabah.

These worksite clusters registered 506 infections cumulatively.

Meanwhile, 14 community clusters were identified by the ministry, in Kelantan, Sabah, Pahang, Johor, Sarawak, Kedah and Perak. They recorded 275 Covid-19 cases in total.

Only three new clusters involving high-risk individuals were detected in Selangor and Perak, with a total of 57 infections.

Only one new cluster involved a detention facility. It was detected in Johor, with 83 infections. – The Vibes, July 29, 2021