Bernama file photo shows a health worker conducting a Covid-19 swab test.
KUCHING (May 30): The State Health Department has declared two new Covid-19 clusters in Sarawak today, each detected in Kabong and Sri Aman respectively.
In a statement today, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the clusters were dubbed the Gerigat Cluster in Kabong and Sungai Parik Cluster in Sri Aman.
It said that the Gerigat Cluster is a community cluster that was detected in a village in Gerigat, Kabong — of which the infections had spread through social movements and open house visiting during Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
“A total of 358 individuals were screened, where 20 were found positive alongside the index case, 12 were found negative and the remaining 326 are still awaiting lab test results,” SDMC said.
The committee added that all positive cases were referred to Saratok Hospital and were admitted to the Betong Division Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC).
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