Of the 100, 85 are local transmissions.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 23 new cases in the Sungai cluster in Kedah.

“These (new cases in Benteng cluster) are controlled cases which are not within the community,” said Noor Hisham during a press conference today.

The Benteng cluster was detected on Sept 2 after 50 illegal immigrants were apprehended during the multi-agency monitoring of illegal smuggling routes under the Ops Benteng.

Subsequent Covid-19 screenings at the Lahad Datu police headquarters found seven tested positive, with the infection then spreading to Tawau prison – some 150km away.

Of the 62 cases detected in the Benteng cluster today, 37 are from Lahad Datu and 25 are from Tawau.

A total of 431 people have been screened in Lahad Datu as of noon today, with 132 tests returning negative and 212 people still awaiting their results.

In Tawau, meanwhile, a total of 1,579 people have been screened as of noon today, with 425 tests returning negative and 1,113 people still awaiting their results.

In the Sungai cluster, 470 people have been screened in Kedah – with 22 new cases detected in the state today. Thirty-one tests returned negative while 414 people are still awaiting their results.

One new case was detected in Perlis as part of the Sungai cluster today.

The total number of positive cases in the country now stands at 9,559.

There are a total of 295 active cases, with seven being treated in ICU and four needing respiratory assistance.

Meanwhile, 12 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, with the total recoveries to date standing at 9,136.

No new deaths were recorded today, with the country’s death toll remaining at 128, or 1.36% of total cases.

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