KOTA KINABALU – A wedding involving a huge gathering in Nabawan sparked a Covid-19 cluster after 62 individuals were found positive for the virus.
Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun in his statement today said the new outbreak dubbed the Kg Lima cluster originated when a 22-year-old man attended a wedding in Nabawan.
He experienced symptoms including fever, cough, and joint pains beginning August 18, and tested positive with the virus on August 20.
It then led to the screening of 134 individuals comprising family members, close contacts and casual contacts, and 61 of them tested positive, including four new cases today, while 21 are still awaiting results.
Sabah recorded two new clusters today, with the second one in Sukau, Kinabatangan, dubbed the Pin Supu cluster involving an oil palm plantation.
A female Indonesian estate worker, 40, tested positive for the virus on August 22. She had spread the virus to 34 more people, including 32 new cases today, involving her social contacts, workmates and dependents.
Sabah registered 2,834 fresh infections today, a slight decrease from yesterday’s 3,010.
State capital Kota Kinabalu continues log the highest number of new cases with 603 today, followed by Penampang (396), Sandakan (271), Papar (223), Tuaran (181), Tawau (174), Keningau (108), and Lahad Datu (105).
All 27 districts in Sabah are still categorised as red zones (more than 40 active cases).
A total of 17 Covid-19 related deaths were recorded in the state, namely in Kota Kinabalu (7), Tawau (5), Keningau (2), and one each in Semporna, Kunak and Penampang.
Meanwhile, of the total new Covid-19 cases in the state today, 9% (260 patients) are infants and children below 5 years old.
A total of 37 cases are infants under the age of 1, and 223 cases are children aged 1 to 5.
Vaccination rate
Masidi said Sabah has received 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer, Sinovac, and CanSino jabs this month, including 515,150 doses this week.
He said Sabah is expecting another 99,400 doses of Pfizer from Kuching in the next two to three days.
As of today, 56.68% of Sabah’s adult population have received their first doses while 36.47% are fully vaccinated.
Sabah has 2,758,400 people in the state eligible to be vaccinated. – The Vibes, August 28, 2021
