KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Active cases in Kampung Bharu here have risen to 96 as at noon yesterday, from 73 cases reported the day before, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Active cases in Kuala Lumpur increased to 490 — topping the list in Malaysia — followed by Selangor (186), Negeri Sembilan (177) and Sarawak (157).

Based on statistics provided by the MoH’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre, the number of red zones in the capital city remained at four, including downtown KL with 153 active cases, Batu (102) and Sri Petaling (45).

The MoH has three categories of Covid-19 zones: red zones are defined as districts with at least 41 active Covid-19 cases, yellow zones have 1 to 40 cases while green zones have no active cases.

Lembah Pantai has five active cases, while the number of green zones in the capital city remains at seven — Alam Damai, Bangsar, Bukit Damansara, Connaught, Datuk Keramant, Kepong and Mont Kiara.

Other health districts in Kuala Lumpur that are currently categorised as yellow zones are Pandan with 33 active cases, Pudu (21), Sentul (10), Duta (3), Seputeh (3), Setapak (3), Bandar Tun Razak (2), Manjalara (2), Brickfields (2), Wangsa Maju (2), Setiawangsa (2), Bukit Jalil (1), Cheras (1), Salak Selatan (1), Semarak (1), Sungai Besi (1) and Taman Desa (1).

Malaysia’s cumulative cases of Covid-19 rose to 6,726 with 1,504 active cases.

Yesterday, 35 new cases were reported in Kuala Lumpur, from the total 70 new cases nationwide.

Of the 35 cases, four cases were imported as they were from Malaysians who had returned from overseas.

Meanwhile, the other cases were from several clusters such as Pasar Chow Kit and Cheras security personnel.

Pasar Chow Kit had recorded 29 new cases, bringing total cases to 82, while the Cheras security personnel cluster had one new case, raising the tally to 13.

Several Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) areas including Selangor Mansion, Malayan Mansion, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur wholesale market and Menara City One had no new cases yesterday.

As at noon yesterday, the number of red zones remained at nine and yellow zones fell to 73. Meanwhile, the number of green zones rose to 119.

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