4,094 new cases, 10 deaths

Klang Valley cases account for 55.3 percent of the national total today, but Johor also recorded a substantial number of cases (17.5 percent).

The number of cases detected through “other examinations” in Kuala Lumpur represents 361 of 678 cases (53.2 percent) of the cases.

There is no way to discern how many of these cases were detected among those with symptoms, but they are not linked to existing groups because the Kuala Lumpur health department does not provide those figures, unlike Selangor and Perak.

Of the 4,094 new cases, 81.4 percent involved Malaysians.

The details of the new cases, by state, are as follows:

Selangor (1,577)
Existing clusters: 252
New groups: 12 (Jalan Pakat)
Close Contacts: 998
Imported: 3
Other screenings: 312

Johor (717)
Existing clusters: 71
New groups: 99 (Jalan Faizal, Jalan Satria, Jalan Dewani Satu)
Close Contacts: 348
Other screenings: 199

Kuala Lumpur (678)
Existing clusters: 57
Close Contacts: 256
Imported: 4
Other screenings: 361

Sabah (282)
Existing clusters: 7
Close contacts: 185
Other screenings: 90

Sarawak (171)
Existing clusters: 80
New Groups: 4 (Indah Riang)
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 86

Penang (99)
Existing clusters: 31
Close Contacts: 38
Other screenings: 30

Silver (94)
Existing clusters: 15
Close contacts: 53
Other screenings: 26

Kedah (92)
Existing clusters: 19
Close Contacts: 41
Other screenings: 32

Terengganu (80)
Existing clusters: 12
Close Contacts: 48
Other screenings: 20

Malacca (73)
Existing clusters: 13
New Groups: 3 (Jalan Kejora)
Close Contacts: 29
Other screenings: 28

Pahang (72)
Existing clusters: 20
New groups: 13 (Industri Peramu Jaya, Kampung Kemansur)
Close Contacts: 22
Other screenings: 17

Labuan (55)
Existing clusters: 32
New groups: 7
Close Contacts: 8
Other screenings: 8

Negeri Sembilan (48 years)
Existing clusters: 16
Close Contacts: 19
Other screenings: 13

Kelantan (37)
Existing clusters: 3
Close Contacts: 21
Other screenings: 13

Putrajaya (10)
Close Contacts: 8
Other projections: 2

Perlis (9)
Other screenings: 9

Deceased

Ten deaths have been reported today, including two young people with no history of chronic disease.

In general, deaths were recorded in Selangor (3), Sabah (3), Kuala Lumpur (2), Kedah (1) and Sarawak (1).

The current national number of deaths from Covid-19 was 717. The number of deaths from Covid-19 this month was 246, up from 111 last month.

Details of the deceased, including nine Malaysians and one non-citizen, are as follows:

Patient 104,617 – 67-year-old Malaysian male, deceased at Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor.

Patient 147,241 – Malay woman, 78, passed away at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Setar, Kedah.

Patient 152,482 – Malaysian male, 69, deceased at Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor.

Patient 154,697 – Malay woman, 79 years old, passed away at Sibu Hospital, Sarawak.

Patient 177,985 – 67-year-old Malaysian male, deceased at Keningau Hospital, Sabah.

Patient 185,121 – Malaysian male, 63, passed away at Lahad Datu Hospital, Sabah

Patient 185,180 – Malaysian male, 62, passed away and the body was taken to Lahad Datu Hospital, Sabah.

Patient 188,114 – Malay woman, 89 years old, died in Ampang Hospital, Selangor.

Patient 192,098 – 22-year-old Malaysian male, died at Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Patient 191,252 – 32-year-old non-citizen male, deceased and body taken to Kajang Hospital, Selangor.

For the last two cases involving young adults, the number of cases suggests they were diagnosed between noon on January 26 and noon on January 27.

However, it seems Patient 191,252 he had not been admitted to a hospital at the time of his death.

For context, in fatal Covid-19 cases, death typically occurs two to eight weeks after the onset of symptoms.