187 new cases; Bukit Jalil depot is second-largest Covid-19 cluster

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UPDATED 7.10PM | 187 new cases today; Bukit Jalil depot is second-largest Covid-19 cluster

| Malaysia recorded 187 new Covid-19 cases in the 24-hour period up to noon today, the bulk of which was found at the Bukit Jalil Immigration Detention Depot.Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 155 of the new cases were reported at the detention facility, bringing the total there to 281 cases.

However, there are still 337 tests still pending results for the Semenyih depot and the nine tests for the Sepang depot. “Or, those staff who are providing services cleaning services, they carry the infection. The investigation is ongoing so we are hoping we can find a lead for us to conclude the source of infection,” he said.

Outside of the immigration depots, 13 new cases have been linked to a cluster involving security guards in Cheras and two new cases are linked to the Pudu market area.

 

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