COVID-19: Five new clusters reported today

KUALA LUMPUR: Five new COVID-19 clusters were reported today, namely, the Symphony Magazine Cluster, Pasai Cluster and Palut Cluster, as well as two workplace clusters identified as the Micro Cluster and Teknologi Kesidang Cluster.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Symphony Magazine Cluster, which involves the districts of Timur Laut and Seberang Perai Utara in Penang recorded 44 cases; Pasai Cluster in Sibu and Mukah, Sarawak (38); and Palut Cluster in Dungun, Terengganu (10).

Besides that, the Micro Cluster in Johor Bahru, Kulai, Pontian and Kota Tinggi, Johor recorded 97 cases while the Teknologi Kesidang Cluster in Melaka Tengah, Melaka (18).

Dr Noor Hisham said thus far, 581 clusters had been reported with 325 clusters declared closed including six today, comprising the Bukit Gemok Cluster, Erima Cluster, Baloi Cluster, Talang-talang Cluster, View Kolombong Cluster and Jalan Kilang Cluster.

This brings the total number of active clusters being monitored to 256, with 58 recording additional cases today.

From the total number of 2,451 new cases today, Dr Noor Hisham said 327 cases were related to clusters in lock-ups, immigration detention depots and prisons, involving the Jalan Harapan Prison Cluster with 291 cases, Telok Mas Cluster (17), Tembok Gajah Cluster (nine), Damai Pelangi Cluster (eight), Pagar Siput Cluster (one) and Tembok Choh Cluster (one)

Meanwhile, among the clusters recording higher new cases are the Jalan Harapan Prison Cluster with 291 cases, Beringin Cluster (226) and Jalan Perindustrian Cluster (115).

-- BERNAMA