Health Ministry announces three new Covid-19 clusters in Sabah, Selangor, Negri Sembilan | Malay Mail

Friday, 23 Oct 2020 07:02 PM MYTHealthcare workers carry out Covid-19 screening at Pelangi Damansara block in Petaling Jaya October 22, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said these are the Samudera cluster in Sandakan, Sabah; the Palma cluster in Gombak, Hulu Selangor and Kepong, Kuala Lumpur; and the Jaya cluster at Sepang in Selangor, and Seremban in Negri Sembilan. Further close-contact tracing has identified seven other Covid-19 positive cases. As of 12pm today, a total of eight individuals have been screened, in which all eight were found to be positive.

“As of 12pm today, 101 individuals have undergone screening in which 13 tested as positive, while 88 others are still awaiting the results,” Dr Noor Hisham said.

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