JELEBU: A COVID-19 positive case has been detected at a flood relief centre (PPS) in Port Dickson, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said the case was a stage two symptomatic and currently undergoing treatment at Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital in Seremban.
The case involved a 60 -year-old woman who was detected positive with COVID-19 during screening at the PPS," he told reporters after participating in a gotong royong in Kampung Kemin here today.
A total of 292 flood victims, involving 84 families, are still at four PPS in Jelebu as of 8 this morning.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sat Dec 25 2021
The case involved a 60-year-old woman who was detected positive with COVID-19 during screening at the PPS, Khairy said. - BERNAMA
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