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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The Ministry of Health said today it has identified three new Covid-19 clusters in Sabah and one in Kelantan.
They were named the Liawan, Tatahan and GK Tawau clusters in Sabah, and the Kube cluster in Kelantan.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also announced that the Rinting cluster in Johor, Semarak and Sabindo clusters in Sabah and Jelok cluster in Selangor have come to an end.
The index patient for the new Liawan cluster in Keningau, Sabah, was confirmed to be a positive case caught during Covid-19 screenings done on November 5.
“Subsequently, close contact screenings were conducted and 23 more positive cases were confirmed,” said Dr Noor Hisham.
As of 12pm today, 95 individuals have been screened under the Liawan cluster, with 24 confirmed positive cases, 54 confirmed negative and 17 others still waiting for results.
The origin of the Tatahan cluster in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, was identified as a positive case caught during screenings done on November 1.
Close contact screenings were conducted and 17 more positive cases were reported.
As of 12pm today, 28 individuals have been screened under the Tatahan cluster, with 18 confirmed positive cases and 10 others testing negative.
For the GK Tawau cluster in Tawau, Sabah, the index patient was identified as a positive case caught during screenings on October 6.
Subsequent close contact screenings were done and 48 more positive cases were identified.
Up to 12pm today, 168 individuals were screened under the GK Tawau cluster, with 49 testing positive, 41 testing negative and 78 still waiting for results.
The Kube cluster in Kelantan’s index patient was confirmed to be a positive case caught during screenings on November 7.
Close contact screenings were conducted and nine more positive cases were reported.
As of 12pm today, 61 people have been screened under the Kube cluster, with 10 confirmed positive cases, 46 testing negative and five others still waiting for results.
