Another new Covid-19 cluster in Sabah

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PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has identified another new Covid-19 cluster, namely the Laut cluster involving illegal immigrants in Kunak, Sabah. ...

The Health Ministry has identified another new Covid-19 cluster, namely the Laut cluster involving illegal immigrants in Kunak, Sabah.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a media statement today that the index case under this cluster was a detainee at the Tawau Temporary Detention Centre .However, on Sept 5, case 9859 re-entered the country illegally through Sabah to visit his wife.

As of 12pm today, the ministry recorded 58 new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 9,868. The other five new cases reported in Kedah today are under the Sungai cluster. The remaining one case was detected through screening for pre surgery in Queen Elizabeth in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

As for Sungai cluster which involves three states , a total of 56 positive cases have been recorded to date.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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