126 cases, new cluster in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah recorded 126 Covid-19 cases and a new cluster in Tawau yesterday, bringing the tally to 2,389.

Four cases were reported under the new Kau Sing Cluster, which involved two Malaysians and two foreigners.

The Bangau-Bangau Cluster recorded another 13 cases, comprising 12 citizens and one noncitizen; and Benteng LD Cluster another 14 cases consisting of two citizens and 12 non-citizens.

Meanwhile, 78 new patients were detected through symptomatic screening, 12 close contact screening and two workplace screenings.

There was also one case each from Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (Sari), community screening and ward admission screening.

Sabah’s figure was among the 293 new cases reported nationwide, 292 of which were local transmissions and one imported case.

Of the 292 local transmissions, 269 patients were Malaysians and 23 were foreigners.

The other new cluster in the country was called Embun Cluster in Hulu Langat, Selangor.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the index case for the Kau Sing Cluster was the 10,755th case involving a 29-year-old Malaysian who tested positive for Covid-19 through a symptomatic screening on Sept 25.

“Following that, close contact screening was conducted and six more positive Covid-19 cases have been identified. Of the seven positive cases detected, five individuals were Malaysians, while the other two were non-citizens.

“All of them have been admitted to Tawau Hospital, Sabah,” he said in a statement on the development of the Covid-19 pandemic yesterday.

Meanwhile, for the Embun Cluster in Hulu Langat, Dr Noor Hisham said five individuals tested positive for Covid-19 and all were Malaysian citizens.

“The index case for the Embun Cluster was the 11,147 case involving a 41-year-old Malaysian man who tested positive through a symptomatic screening on Sept 29.

“Following that, close contact screening was conducted and four more positive cases were identified. All of them have been admitted to Sungai Buloh Hospital,” he said.

The cause of infection for both clusters are still under investigation, Dr Noor Hisham added.