KOTA KINABALU – Kota Marudu, previously a green zone, turned into a yellow zone when a positive Covid-19 case was recorded in the district today, turning 11 districts in Sabah into yellow zones.
State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, who is also the state’s Covid-19 spokesman, said only two districts are green zones in Sabah, namely Sipitang and Nabawan.
“Meanwhile, 14 more districts are in the red zone,” he said in a statement today, adding that 250 new positive cases were recorded in Sabah today, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the state to 30,538.
“A total of 193 patients recovered, bringing the total cumulative recovery to 27,502 people.
“A total of 2,013 patients are receiving treatment – 615 people in hospitals, 1,398 in low-risk quarantine and treatment centres and 63 in ICU, with 27 people requiring respiratory aid,” he said.
Masidi said a new cluster, the Pulau Berhala cluster, was recorded in Sandakan, Sabah, and had recorded 24 cases. – Bernama, December 6, 2020
