Three more clusters detected today - Health DG
BERNAMA
09/10/2020 08:45 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, October 9 -- Three new COVID-19 clusters have been detected in the country, namely the Atap Cluster in Sabah, Bah Lada Cluster in Perak and Sahabat Cluster in Terengganu
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the index case of the Atap Cluster in Kota Kinabalu (case 12,880) underwent symptomatic screening on Oct 4 and was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
"Close contact screening has identified three more positive cases, while nine individuals are still awaiting results," he said in a media conference via the Ministry of Health’s Facebook page today.
For the Bah Lada Cluster in Perak Tengah and Hilir Perak, Dr Noor Hisham said they were the 12,374th index case and the 13,978th case, which were identified upon return from a high-risk area in Sabah on Oct 3 and 6.
“They have been admitted to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Perak. Close contact screening has identified two more positive cases, while six individuals are still waiting for the results,” he said.
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