Covid-19: Kids starting to form large number of new cases in Labuan

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LABUAN: Children below the age of 12 are starting to form a large proportion of Covid-19 cases in Labuan, said its Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari.

He said, as of Feb 27, a total of 54 children below the age of 12 were infected with Covid-19 while another 219 such cases involve those above the age of 13, who have not yet fully recovered.

"The remaining 44 are undergoing home quarantine, and these children are classified under Category two of Covid-19,” he said to Bernama Monday . "There were 82 new cases involving children aged 12 and below reported on Feb 23, before declining to 65 cases on Feb 26, and 54 as of yesterday, but we cannot predict for the next few days,” he said.

"We expect to run the PICKids for a month , but the number of children who have received their first dose has yet to exceed 50% of the total target of 11,700,” he said.

 

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