KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The Well being Ministry has detected the emergence of 10 new Covid-19 clusters within the nation, bringing the whole quantity to 651.
Well being director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah stated these included the Jalan Pandan Indah cluster in Hulu Selangor; the DTI Sepang 2 cluster in Sepang; the Taman Ikan Jinak cluster in Tuaran and Kota Belud in Sabah; the Jalan Mawila cluster in Kota Kinabalu; and the Jalan Perak cluster in Johor Baru.
“Different clusters detected as we speak additionally included the Jalan Menerung cluster in Lembah Pantai, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur; the Tapak Bina Jalan Yap cluster in Titiwangsa; the Rantau Lada cluster in Temerloh and Maran in Pahang; the Pantai Peringgit cluster in Melaka Tengah and Jasin in Melaka; and the Jalan Mohammed Salleh cluster within the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur,” he stated in a press release.
The ministry additionally introduced that 359 clusters have ended, together with three as we speak, that are the Bayam Indah cluster, the Tapak Bina Jesselton cluster and the Andalas cluster. This leaves the variety of clusters nonetheless lively at 292.
“Starting with the Jalan Pandan Indah cluster, its preliminary instances had been first reported as we speak following focused screening at an organization. Presently, 87 folks have been screened, of which 77 have examined constructive. “The DTI Sepang 2 cluster’s preliminary instances had been first reported on January three after Immigration Division detainees had been screened previous to deportation. As of as we speak, 238 folks have been screened, of which 80 have examined constructive,” Dr Noor Hisham stated.
The Taman Ikan Jinak cluster’s index case is the 138,292nd who was first reported on Tuesday (January 12) after a screening of symptomatic people. As of as we speak, 46 folks have been screened, with 21 testing constructive. “The Jalan Mawila cluster’s index case is the 142,805th who was first reported on Wednesday (January 13) previous to crossing the state border. As of as we speak, 130 folks have been screened with 15 constructive instances detected.
“The Jalan Perak cluster’s preliminary instances had been first reported on December 31, 2020, following focused screening at a manufacturing unit. As of as we speak, 504 folks have been screened with 35 testing constructive,” he stated. The Jalan Menerung cluster’s preliminary instances had been first reported as we speak, after a focused screening involving safety guards at an house in Bangsar. Presently, 26 folks have been screened, with 23 testing constructive.
“The Tapak Bina Jalan Yap cluster’s preliminary instances had been detected as we speak following focused screening at a building web site. Presently, 47 folks have been screened, with 21 testing constructive. “The Rantau Lada cluster’s index case is the 133,326th first reported on January 9 after a screening on symptomatic people, with this individual having a historical past of travelling from Selangor. As of as we speak, 58 folks have been screened, with 19 testing constructive,” Dr Noor Hisham stated.
The Pantai Peringgit cluster’s index case is the 137,894th first detected on January 11 after a screening on symptomatic people. As of as we speak, 128 folks have been screened, with 24 testing constructive. “Lastly, for as we speak, the Jalan Mohammed Salleh cluster’s index case is the 154,823rd who was detected yesterday after a screening on symptomatic people, with this individual having a historical past of journey from Sabah. “As of as we speak, 423 folks have been screened, with 12 testing constructive for Covid-19,” he stated.