He added that 40 Covid-19 clusters related to religious activities had been reported in the past week alone, with 19 detected in Johor, 13 in Selangor and the remaining eight scattered between Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Kelantan.

“These religious activity clusters happened throughout the fasting month until Raya, and the increase in these clusters depended on the movement and mobility of the public.

“If we can reduce our mobility, then we can lower the infectivity rate, reduce transmissions and curb Covid-19,” he said in a press conference today.

Adham also expressed concern over the rise in deaths in recent weeks, with a record high 61 deaths reported yesterday.

He said 333 deaths were reported in the past week, that is, an average of 48 deaths a day, a 59.3% increase from the week before.

There was another record high of 7,289 Covid-19 cases today, with Selangor recording the highest number of infections with 2,642.

Earlier, Bernama reported that balik kampung trips to Terengganu by 35 individuals from Covid-19 red zones during the recent Hari Raya celebration led to 90 new cases in the state.

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