COVID-19 Cases In Selangor Increase 36 Pct, No Deaths Reported - Exco

SHAH ALAM, June 24 (Bernama) -- The COVID-19 situation in Selangor saw a 36 per cent increase to 1,082 cases in Epidemiological Week (ME) 24/2025 compared to 795 cases in the previous week.

State Public Health and Environment Exco Jamaliah Jamaluddin said, however, the number involved was still below the warning level set based on the trend of cases in Selangor for 2022 to 2024, apart from not involving any deaths so far.

"In Selangor, a total of 7,582 COVID-19 cases were recorded from ME 1 to ME 24 of 2025 (ending on June 14, 2025), compared to 18,231 cases recorded in the same period in 2024," she said in a statement today.

Jamaliah said that based on ME 1 to ME 24 this year, Petaling district recorded the highest number of cases, which is 2,475 cases, followed by Hulu Langat (1,435 cases), Klang (974 cases), Gombak (927), Sepang (615), Kuala Selangor (499 cases), Kuala Langat (372 cases), Hulu Selangor (148 cases) and Sabak Bernam (137 cases).

"Based on the findings of the Selangor State Health Department (JKNS), adults aged 31 to 59 years old are the most frequently infected group, which is 44 per cent, followed by youth aged 18 to 30 years old (27 per cent) and children aged one to six years old, which is nine per cent," she said.

Commenting further, Jamaliah said that for 2025, a total of 7,582 individuals had undergone COVID-19 screening tests, of which 353 people had been admitted to the ward for further treatment.

"On ME24, a patient was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to being pregnant and also infected with dengue fever but was also informed that the patient was transferred to a regular ward on June 17," she said.

-- BERNAMA