Covid-19 (May 13): 4,855 new cases, highest since January
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COVID-19 | Malaysia recorded 4,855 new Covid-19 cases today, marking the fourth time the number of daily cases has exceeded 4,000 in the past week.
Today sees the highest number of cases since Jan 31 when 5,298 cases were reported.
Only 3,347 people were discharged today while the number of active cases continued to grow for the 37th consecutive day from 14,097 cases on April 7 to 41,582 cases today.
Active cases: 41,582
This figure does not include probable or suspected Covid-19 cases. See here.
The number of patients in ICU or who require intubation also reached a record high today.
PETALING JAYA: There were eight new clusters reported on Thursday (May 13), with five related to workplaces in Selangor, Johor and Penang.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the Jalan Keretapi Lama and Lima Jalan Kebun clusters are workplace clusters in Selangor.
He said two other workplace clusters - Jalan Tropika Industri and Jalan Suasa Industri - were found in Johor while the Jalan Chain Ferry cluster was found in Penang.
Sabah and Sarawak each had a new community cluster which is the Jalan Lilin cluster in Sarawak and Kongsi Lapan cluster in Sabah.
The new Tanjung Rimau cluster in Melaka is a religious cluster.