Malaysia

[UPDATED] 105 down with Covid-19 in cluster linked to Jalan Merpati in Miri

203 others awaiting results, patients not limited to shoppers and workers in the area

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Mar 2021 10:44AM

[UPDATED] 105 down with Covid-19 in cluster linked to Jalan Merpati in Miri
Those have tested positive for Covid-19 after an outbreak in Jalan Merpati have been sent to Miri Hospital. – The Vibes pic, March 25, 2021

by Stephen Then

MIRI – Some 105 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Jalan Merpati cluster here. 

This comes after a week since a cluster was recorded here.

The state Health Department today said 105 people are confirmed to have Covid-19, while 203 others are awaiting results. Those tested positive have been sent to Miri Hospital.

Since March 17, more than 600 people have been identified in the outbreak. 

On that day itself, Miri recorded 88 Covid-19 infections, 51 of which were from the mall cluster.

Authorities confirmed that the Jalan Merpati cluster index case was a 45-year-old woman who works there. 

As of yesterday, the death toll in Sarawak to the virus stands at 99, with more than 15,000 cases to date.

Miri is the third worst affected district, after Sibu and Kuching. – The Vibes, March 25, 2021

The Vibes has issued a clarification on previous versions of this story

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