KOTA KINABALU – Sabah recorded a significant drop in daily Covid-19 cases yesterday with only 190 cases, compared with 265 cases reported the day before, and no new clusters detected, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.
Masidi, who is also the state government’s spokesman on Covid-19, said with the new development, the cumulative number of cases in Sabah currently stood at 62,037, with two deaths reported in Lahad Datu.
He said of the total number of new cases, 101 were the result of close contact screenings, 44 cases from cluster screenings, 31 cases from symptomatic screenings, six targeted screening cases, and another eight detected otherwise.
“A total of 10 districts in Sabah recorded a decrease in cases, with seven of them achieving a decrease in cases with a single-digit range, while three other districts showed a significant decrease in the double-digit range, namely Tawau with 43 cases, Kalabakan 38, and Kota Kinabalu 26.
“Eight districts recorded an increase in cases today. Six districts recorded an increase in cases in the single-digit range, while two other districts recorded an increase in cases in the double-digit range, namely Kunak with 14 cases and Papar with 13 cases (bringing the numbers to 34 and 25 respectively),” he said in a statement last night.
Masidi said that a total of 10 districts did not record new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday. They are Ranau, Beluran, Telupid, Pitas, Sipitang, Keningau, Tongod, Tenom, Nabawan, and Tambunan.
He said that despite the downward trend in cases in Sabah since the day before, the changes in the figures for the districts in the yellow, orange, and red zones were not static.
Commenting on the state-level National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, Masidi said that for the first phase, a total of 57,626 individuals in Sabah had received the first dose of the vaccine, while 52,667 people had received both doses.
For phase two, a total of 72,797 people have received the first dose while 26,505 individuals have received both doses of the vaccine thus far, he said.
Masidi said that 548,343 people have registered for the vaccination exercise in Sabah to date, which is 18.7% of the state’s population. – Bernama, May 31, 2021
