KOTA KINABALU – A total of 31 infants were among those confirmed positive for Covid-19 out of the 3,487 cases reported in Sabah yesterday, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.
The Sabah Covid-19 spokesman said 297 cases reported in Sabah yesterday involved children aged between 1 and 5 years old, and 632 cases involved those aged between 6 and 17 years old.
“The majority of the 2,240 patients are between 18 and 59 years old and the rest are senior citizens aged 60 and above,” he said in a statement.
He said all the districts in the state recorded a rise in Covid-19 cases, with 1,992 cases detected through close-contact screenings.
“We can conclude that there is a high probability of non-compliance with the prescribed standard operating procedures (SOPs), despite various calls and recommendations made by the government,” he said.
Masidi said one new cluster was detected today, namely the Hamparan 2 cluster in Kinabatangan involving worker at an oil palm plantation in Mukim Sukau, with 21 cases to date.
“The index case is a 24-year-old female clinic assistant who tested positive for Covid-19 on August 18 after having symptoms since August 12. Out of the 77 contacts screened, 20 social contacts, employees and their dependents were also infected.” – Bernama, August 27, 2021
