KOTA KINABALU(Sept 24): Sabah recorded a significant drop of new Covid-19 cases on Friday
Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said of the 1,273 infections, 570 were backlog cases up to five days due to late registration.
From the total number, 380 were children aged 0-17 years old, 152 aged 18-25, 620 aged 26-59 and 121 above 60 years old.
Sabah also saw 43 new death cases in Sandakan (13), Tawau (5), Lahad Datu (4), Penampang (4), Kota Kinabalu (2), Tuaran (2), Kalabakan (2), Putatan (2), Ranau (1), Pitas (1), Telupid (1), Kunak (1), Nabawan (1), Kota Belud (1), Keningau (1), Semporna (1), and Kota Marudu.
“Close contact screening remains the major contributor of overall cases in Sabah today with 784 cases or 61.6 per cent, symptomatic screening 368 cases or 28.9 per cent, eight cases or 0.6 per cent of cluster screening, five cases or 0.4 per cent of targeted screening and 108 cases or 8.5 per cent through other screening.
“Of the 1,273 cases registered today, 212 cases were patients in Category 1, 948 cases in Category 2, zero cases in Category 3, seven cases in Category 4 and six cases in Category 5. One hundred cases are still under investigation.
“A total of 93.09 per cent of the total patients are Malaysian citizens,” he said.
No cluster was recorded in Sabah on Friday.
Meanwhile, Enhanced Movement Control Order will be enforced at Kampung Tinongian and Kampung Karagasan in Ranau from Sept 26 to Oct 9.