PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has detected six new Covid-19 clusters in the country over the last 24 hours.
In a statement, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said they are known as the Lebuh construction site cluster in Selangor; Sugud cluster in Sabah; Jalan Tengah construction site cluster in Kuala Lumpur; Persiaran Heights cluster in Negeri Sembilan; as well as the Tembok Gajah and Utama Rini clusters in Johor.
The index case of the Lebuh construction site cluster in Sepang, Selangor, was detected on Dec 15 after screenings at a construction site. Of the 285 people screened in the cluster, 20 have tested positive so far.
The index case of the Sugud cluster, which is active in the Penampang and Papar districts in Sabah, was detected after a person tested positive during symptomatic individual screenings on Nov 26. Since then, 163 people have been screened, with 26 testing positive.
The Jalan Tengah construction site cluster in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, was detected on Dec 3 after screenings at a construction site. Of the 245 screened in the cluster, 11 have tested positive so far.
Another workplace cluster, the Persiaran Heights cluster in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, was detected after a person tested positive during symptomatic individual screenings on Dec 14. Sixty people have been screened since then, with 21 testing positive.
The Tembok Gajah cluster in Johor’s Kluang district was detected after an individual tested positive during symptomatic individual screenings on Dec 16. Of the 52 people screened in the cluster, 13 have tested positive so far.
The index case of the Utama Rini cluster in the districts of Johor Bahru, Kulai and Pontian in Johor was detected after an individual tested positive during symptomatic individual screenings on Dec 11. Since then, 100 people have been screened, with 22 testing positive.
Meanwhile, Noor Hisham said there were two clusters that ended today, the Parit Kassan cluster in Johor and the Kube cluster in Kelantan.
This brings the total number of active clusters being monitored nationwide to 197.
Noor Hisham added the clusters reporting the highest number of new cases in the last 24 hours were the Jalan Harapan prison cluster (235 cases), the Bina Muda construction site cluster (74 cases) and the Tembok cluster (55 cases).
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