| Malaysia has recorded seven new Covid-19 cases in the 24-hour period up to noon today, of which all five locally transmitted cases were detected in Sarawak.
In a statement today, Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one Malaysian and two foreigners in the state had tested positive during workplace screening.In addition, one Malaysian tested positive while being screened prior to giving birth, and one foreigner tested positive when screened prior to being cleared to return to his home country.
As for the imported cases, the two cases involved Malaysians returning from the Philippines and the US to Kuala Lumpur. Meanwhile, Noor Hisham said no cases have been reported in the Tawar cluster today, which has affected Kedah and Penang. Nevertheless, contact tracing is still underway for this cluster.
He said as of noon today, 3,436 people have been tested as part of contact tracing efforts for the Tawar cluster, compared to 3,286 yesterday.
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