MELAKA – The Melaka Hospital still has sufficient manpower to operate despite 32 staffers testing positive for Covid-19, says state Health And Anti-Drug Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman.
According to him, all 32 were found positive under the Bukit Palah Cluster during screening, and initial investigations found that the infection was caused by a patient from Jempol, Negri Sembilan who was infected with Covid-19 and received treatment at the hospital.
“As of noon yesterday, a total of 168 individuals who are close contacts of those infected have been screened with 55 of them still waiting for their results,” he said when met by reporters here today.
He added that Melaka currently has 15 clusters and the total number of Covid-19-positive cases in the state as of yesterday was 3,078, with 1,299 of them active, and eight deaths.
In another development, Rahmad said two Form Five students – one from a boarding school in Bukit Piatu here and another from a full boarding school in Jasin –tested positive for Covid-19. – Bernama, January 27, 2021
