LABUAN – A total of 104 Covid-19 patients are still being treated at the Labuan Hospital, with four of them in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Labuan’s sub-zones 1 and 3 which comprise shoplots, Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) Pasar Sentral, eateries and several residential areas and villages had earlier been declared as Covid-19 active clusters, with 39 cases and 22 cases reported respectively, and are awaiting the 28-day zero new cases period before they are reclassified as inactive clusters.
Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari, meanwhile, said two new clusters have emerged called Hujung Pasir and J Bandar, that are concentrated in the town centre.
“Cluster J Bandar which involves an eatery has 32 cases with most of the infected being being workers and customers.
“The Hujung Pasir Cluster has 55 cumulative cases… and we hope this cluster will not grow to the third generation,” he told Bernama today.
Dr Ismuni said the Saguking and Titian clusters, which are also awaiting reclassification as inactive clusters, are still being monitored closely due to the uncontrollable inflow and outflow of immigrants to these water village squatter settlements, as many of the residents there try to evade Covid-19 screening whenever exercises are conducted.
He also reminded those who have been released from quarantine wish to return to Labuan are still required to undergo the Antigen Rapid Test (RTK-Ag).
To date, Labuan has had 1,624 cases with nine deaths. – Bernama, December 27, 2020
