A nurse stirs a nasal swab in testing solution after administering a Covid-19 test. — AFP photo
KUCHING (July 19): Detainees at the Satok police station lock-up have sparked one of two new Covid-19 clusters in Sarawak, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today.
Dubbed the Pagar Satok Cluster, a total of 24 positive cases have been recorded after 83 individuals were screened.
A total of 11 of the detainees who tested positive are foreigners.
The other cluster declared today was the Jalan Selalang Cluster, a community cluster involving residents of a longhouse located at Sungai Kerubong, Jalan Selalang in Sarikei.
A total of 89 individuals were screened in connection with the Jalan Selalang Cluster and 37 of them tested positive for Covid-19.
In its daily update, SDMC also announced the end of the Nanga Strass Cluster in Meradong.
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