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12 Raya sub-clusters detected 2 weeks after festival: Noor Hisham

Health DG warns of rising Covid-19 infections from community spread, more states involved

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 26 May 2021 2:37PM

12 Raya sub-clusters detected 2 weeks after festival: Noor Hisham
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says there are 470 cases in the 12 Covid-19 community clusters detected in the two weeks since Raya. – Bernama pic, May 26, 2021

by A. Azim Idris

KUALA LUMPUR – The Health Ministry has detected 12 Covid-19 community clusters involving 470 cases two weeks after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holiday, said Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said the 12, which are Raya sub-clusters, were detected in seven states up till yesterday, and that 2,541 people were screened in the said clusters.

One case, involving the Jalan Tahir Manan cluster in Selangor, has been confirmed dead, he said, while another two patients in the Simpang Sahari cluster in Labuan are in intensive care.

“This number is expected to increase and involve even more states,” he tweeted today.

Dr Noor Hisham shared two graphs showing a breakdown of the Raya clusters.

Sabah has recorded four such clusters, followed by Kelantan and Labuan (2 each), and Pahang, Penang, Sarawak and Selangor (1 each).

In Sabah, the Muhibbah Dua cluster in Lahad Datu saw 14 cases, followed by the Abaka cluster in Tawau with 45, the Deluxe cluster in Penampang and Semporna with 12, and the Melikal cluster in Kuala Penyu and Labuan with 21.

Kelantan recorded the Kg Pangkal Payung cluster involving Machang, Kota Baru, Tanah Merah and Kuala Krai with 15 cases, and the Kepulauan Tumpat cluster in Tumpat and Pasir Mas with 184.

Labuan logged the Simpang Sahari cluster with 88 cases and the Patau-Patau cluster with 23.

Sarawak saw the Taman Sourabaya Indah cluster in Kuching with nine cases, while Selangor recorded the Jalan Tahir Manan cluster in Kuala Selangor with 24.

Penang registered the Padang Lalang cluster in Seberang Prai Tengah with 18 cases, while Pahang logged the Jalan Dara cluster in Maran with 17. – The Vibes, March 26, 2021

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