Covid-19: New cluster detected in Semporna, says Health DG

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PETALING JAYA: A new Covid-19 cluster, dubbed the Selamat cluster, was detected in Sabah after a local was found to have contracted the virus in Semporna, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said this brought the total number of new Covid-19 cases in the country to 21 on Thursday .

"Following screening of close contacts and active case detection, another positive case was detected involving a medical officer who treated the index case," he said in a statement. He said the screening also detected Covis-19 infections involving a local signing off from the Sipitang Port while another local returning from China.

He added that this brings the total number of cumulative cases to 10,052 with 674 active cases in the country.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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