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KUCHING (Mar 12): Three new Covid-19 clusters have been identified today, which were all from communities, said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.
The new clusters are the Jalan Main Bazaar Cluster in Sri Aman, Buluh Pasi Cluster in Meradong and Sena Cluster in Miri.
The Jalan Main Bazaar Cluster in Sri Aman originated from a village at that road. It involved a family before spreading to students at a secondary school in Sri Aman.
“The index case is a Sarawakian woman aged 52 which was detected through a pre-operation screening at Sarawak General Hospital on Mar 1. Close contact tracing was carried out and all of them were put into the quarantine centre in Sri Aman. The rT-PCR test carried out found 11 additional cases, of which 10 were family members, including index case, and two school mates of one close contact,” said Uggah at the daily Covid-19 update press conference today.
He said a total of 133 individuals have been screened with 103 of them tested negative, and 18 awaiting laboratory results.
Contract tracing to the positive cases from this cluster is still being carried out. Those who tested positive were admitted into SGH and Sri Aman quarantine centre for isolation and further treatment, he said.
The Buluh Pasi Cluster was detected at a longhouse at Sungai Buluh, Jalan Pasi in Meradong. The index case was traced through a workplace screening carried out by his employer’s own initiative.
“The index case who works at Bandar Sibu went for the screening at Lanang Health Clinic and was found positive on Feb 20. He is believed to have gotten infected from the community, due to close interaction in the same longhouse. From the further investigation and active tracing, 20 additional positive cases were found, including three new cases today.”
A total of 267 individuals have been screened with 246 of them tested negative, and none awaiting laboratory results.
All 21 positive cases from this cluster have been admitted into Sarikei Hospital for isolation and further treatment.
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