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COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 3,585 new cases of Covid-19 today amid a growing number of patients requiring intensive care and ventilators to breathe.
Main indicators:
- Active cases: 40,574 ↓ (503 less than the previous day)
- ICU patients: 280 ↑ (19 more than the previous day)
- Intubated patients: 111 ↑ (10 more than the previous day)
- Deaths: 11
The Klang Valley reported the highest number of new cases (54.3 percent) followed by Johor (14.6 percent) and Sabah (8.6 percent).
In Selangor, 187 new cases were detected among individuals without symptoms and are not linked to existing clusters. This is relatively higher considering that most states are reporting only double-digit new cases.
Of the 3,585 new cases, 85.2 percent involved Malaysians. There were two cases of importation.
Selangor (1,295)
Existing clusters: 92
Close Contacts: 856
Other screenings: 347
Kuala Lumpur (610)
Existing clusters: 68
New groups: 26 (Jalan Cochrane)
Close Contacts: 262
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 252
Johor (516)
Existing clusters: 174
New groups: 57 (Jalan Platinum and Jalan Padi Mahsuri)
Close contacts: 125
Other screenings: 160
Sabah (303)
Existing clusters: 16
Close Contacts: 209
Other screenings: 78
Sarawak (205)
Existing clusters: 134
Close Contacts: 45
Other screenings: 26
Negeri Sembilan (129)
Existing clusters: 24
New groups: 11 (Intan Delima)
Close contacts: 59
Other screenings: 35
Penang (104)
Existing clusters: 26
Close Contacts: 33
Other screenings: 45
Malacca (92)
Existing clusters: 29
Close Contacts: 39
Other screenings: 24
Kedah (88)
Existing clusters: 7
New Group (s): 4 (Keladi Saga)
Close Contacts: 48
Other screenings: 29
Kelantan (76)
Existing clusters: 3
Close Contacts: 43
Other screenings: 30
Terengganu (76)
Existing clusters: 13
New Group (s): 8 (Tembok Bukit Besi, Kampung Bukit Putera)
Nearby contacts: 32
Other screenings: 23
Silver (58)
Existing clusters: 10
Close Contacts: 31
Other screenings: 17
Pahang (15)
Existing clusters: 9
Close Contacts: 4
Other projections: 2
Putrajaya (15)
Existing clusters: 3
Close Contacts: 6
Other screenings: 6
Perlis (2)
Close Contacts: 1
Other projections: 1
Labuan (1)
Other projections: 1
Currently, the number of deaths from Covid-19 in January has reached 229, more than double the number reached in all of December 2020 (111).
The Ministry of Health is currently monitoring 356 conglomerates of which 95 reported new cases today. Only one group, Pasai (111 new cases, confined to Sibu, Sarawak), reported new triple-digit cases.
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