KOTA BARU – The Kelantan Health Department believes the Delta variant reported in Pasir Puteh may have spread to several districts such as Bachok and Tanah Merah, causing a surge in Covid-19 infections in the state.
Its director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said with the increasing number of Covid-19 infections at the moment, it is possible that the variant is already in the community.
“Currently, we are tracking one July 23 case involving the Delta variant and several more samples are still being analysed.
“The process of identifying this variant takes some time and the best step is to adopt standard operating procedures to prevent infection,” he told reporters after inspecting the Covid-19 Public-Private Partnership Industrial Immunisation Programme here today.
As of yesterday, a total of six new clusters have been recorded in the state, bringing the total to 123.
“Almost every day we record new clusters, and yesterday a new cluster case was recorded involving an 8-year-old boy in Kg Tok Junuh near Mahligai, Bachok.
“From the cluster, a total of 13 positive cases were recorded,” he said. – Bernama, August 2, 2021
