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COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 1,470 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths today.
Most of the new cases still originated in Klang Valley (48.2 percent), followed by Sarawak (15.1 percent), Penang (12.1 percent), and Johor (6.8 percent).
Perlis continued to record more than 20 cases for the second day in a row due to new infections from the DTI group Persiaran Wawasan, which is linked to an immigrant detention depot.
While active cases decreased, there were 15 additional patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and three more intubated today.
- Active cases: 16,711
- ICU patients: 162
- Intubated: 70
With the three new deaths, the national death toll is now 1,206.
Two of the deaths were from Klang Valley, while one was from Terengganu.
Details of the victims are in Malaysiakini’s Covid-19 tracking page.
Clusters
Two new clusters were reported today, while 16 came to an end.
Both new groups were related to the workplace, of which one was a nursery in Kuala Lumpur.
The details of the new clusters are as follows:
Jalan Mega Cemerlang Cluster
District (s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality / Source: Jalan Mega 1/6, Taman Perindustrian Nusa Cemerlang, Nusajaya
Cluster Category: Workplace (Factory)
First case: March 9, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 19 of 54 examined
Male street cluster
District (s): Titiwangsa and Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Location / Source: Jalan Pria 4, Taman Maluri
Group Category: Workplace (Nursery)
First case: March 9, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 10 out of 37 examined
