KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced six new clusters today, bringing the total number in Malaysia to 416 to date, with 225 active.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the two new clusters in Selangor were the Tanjung Suria cluster and the Lestari cluster, which had also spread to Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur.

The remaining clusters were the Desa Idaman cluster in Kulai, Johor; Bina Rimbun Construction Site cluster in Seremban, Negri Sembilan; the Kuala cluster in Kuantan, Pahang and the Hujung Pasir cluster in Labuan.

In a statement today, Dr Noor Hisham said the Tanjung Suria cluster involves a “high-risk group”, with infections having spread to the districts of Sepang, Gombak, Kuala Selangor and Hulu Selangor.

“Early cases of the cluster were reported positive for Covid-19 starting on December 7, following a targeted screening at two factories. As of December 13, a total of 8,480 individuals have been screened, where 31 cases were detected positive for Covid-19,” he said.

Dr Noor Hisham said that the Lestari cluster also involved a “high-risk” group, with related cases detected in the Petaling, Hulu Langat, Klang and Sepang districts of Selangor and the Lembah Pantai district in Kuala Lumpur.

The first person in the cluster was identified after showing symptoms and was screened on December 13. To date, 351 people have been screened, with 31 testing positive.

The first person in the Desa Idaman cluster was a Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) patient reported as Covid-19 positive on December 10. To date, 52 people have been tested in relation to this cluster, with eight testing positive.

The Bina Rimbun Construction Site cluster was detected on December 10 after targeted screenings at a construction site. Since then, 206 people have been screened, with 16 testing positive.

The first person in the Kuala cluster was detected on December 10 after showing symptoms of Covid-19 and being screened for the disease. Until today, 26 individuals have been screened and all tested positive.

The first person in the Hujung Pasir cluster was detected positive for Covid-19 on December 12, after showing symptoms and getting screened. To date, 143 people have been tested, with five showing positive results.

*Note: A previous edition of the story contained an error which has since been corrected.