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KUCHING (Apr 3): The State Health Department on Saturday has declared a new Covid-19 infection cluster dubbed the Kampung Binyu Cluster at Jalan Tanjung Bako here.
“This is a community cluster that was detected involving a wedding ceremony in Kampung Binyu, Jalan Tanjung Bako in Kuching district.
“This cluster was detected when several symptomatic individuals, who went for Covid-19 screening at health facilities in Kuching and Bintulu districts, were found to be positive on March 30.
“Results of investigations showed that they had a history of attending the said wedding ceremony in Kampung Binyu here,” said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement.
Following active case detection and screening on all close contacts, family members and casual contacts to these cases, an additional 65 positive cases were detected.
A total of 231 individuals were screened where 68 cases are confirmed positive for Covid-19 including the index case. Another 163 individuals are found to be negative in the first screening.
All 68 positive cases in this cluster have been referred to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) in Kuching and Bintulu Hospital for further treatment and isolation.
Close contacts to these positive cases have been admitted to designated quarantine centres for the purpose of isolation and screening.
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