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Prison clusters take Sabah Covid-19 cases up to 322

92 new infections mainly detected in Tawau, KK jails

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 03 Jul 2021 2:23PM

Prison clusters take Sabah Covid-19 cases up to 322
Tawau saw the highest number of Covid-19 cases with 112, followed by Kota Kinabalu with 72. – The Vibes file pic, July 3, 2021

KOTA KINABALU – Sabah’s daily Covid-19 cases shot up to 322 today, an increase of 92 from yesterday’s 230 infections.

Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun in a Twitter post said that the increase is due to new cases detected in Tawau prison (97) and Kapayan prison (26) here and involve detainees and prisoners. 

“That is 38.2% of today’s total. Tawau tops the chart with 112 cases, followed by Kota Kinabalu (72), Kudat (34), Beaufort (34), Sandakan (19), Pitas (12) and Kota Belud (11).  

“Overall, 74% of the new cases are from clusters and close contacts.” – The Vibes, July 3, 2021

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