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| 1,019 positive COVID-19 cases involving 26 clusters from Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations were detected |
COVID: 1,019 cases involving 26 Aidilfitri celebration clusters detected - Health DG
BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,019 positive COVID-19 cases involving 26 clusters from Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations were detected since May 13 to yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham said from the total, two deaths were reported to date and one case is receiving treatment in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
"From the screenings of 4,047 individuals, 1,019 cases were identified positive in these clusters which has a positive infectivity of 25.1 per cent," he said in a statement here today.
Elaborating further, Dr Noor Hisham said the states with the highest Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration clusters were Sabah with seven clusters, Kelantan (5) as well as Johor, Melaka, Pahang, Selangor and the Federal Territory of Labuan with two clusters each .
The ministry is expecting the number of cases and clusters to increase and may involve more states and districts.
