Schools biggest source of infections as new Covid cases rise to 4,066

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 26 Jan 2022 9:37AM · 0 Comments

Schools reopened this month but lessons have been disrupted by a rising tide of Covid-19 infections. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 26, 2022.

COVID-19 transmissions in schools have outpaced other sources of infections, accounting for nine of yesterday’s 13 new clusters. 

Workplaces and the community contributed three and one clusters respectively, according to data gleaned from the CovidNow website.

And of the 4,066 new cases reported yesterday, 138 were attributed to the education sector.

This is in line with the closure of 15 schools in Kedah yesterday due to the rising rate of new infections.

Schools reopened on January 9. – January 26, 2022.

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