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Labour Day party in Miri results in new Covid-19 cluster, 31 confirmed cases so far

A health worker conducts a swab test during a mass testing exercise. — Bernama file photo

KUCHING (May 25): A new cluster has been declared in Miri as a result of a social gathering on Labour Day, which was attended by guests who were not part of the same household.

Dubbed the Jalan Dato Permaisuri Cluster, a total of 31 individuals have been confirmed to be Covid-19 positive so far, with 22 others still awaiting swab test results.

The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the community cluster was the only new cluster for Sarawak today.

“A total of 176 individuals were screened for Covid-19 (including the index case),” SDMC said in its daily Covid-19 update.

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