Of the new clusters, two were identified in Sabah, namely Buang Sayang cluster and Kg Sakong cluster, and Setapak cluster in Kuala Lumpur.

“Preventive and control measures such as disinfection and sanitation have been conducted on all identified locations,” health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement today.

Noor Hisham said the Buang Sayang cluster in Sipitang was detected from case number 10265.

The case had a travel history to Sipitang.

From this cluster, 10 individuals had been screened with four testing positive and six still waiting for the test results.

The Kg Sakong cluster in Semporna, Sabah, was identified on Sept 18 through community screening. The patient was an asymptomatic case and had been admitted to Tawau Hospital for treatment.

From this cluster, 66 individuals had been screened with nine testing positive and 57 still waiting for the test results.

For the third cluster in Setapak, it involved an individual with a travel history to Tawau and Semporna. The individual has been admitted to Sungai Buloh Hospital.

He said 20 people have been screened so far, of which three tested positive, 16 tested negative and one still waiting for the test result.

“There are 950 active Covid-19 cases. They have been isolated and are being treated,” he said in a statement.

Of the new local cases, he said it involved 123 Malaysians and 22 foreigners.

A total of 124 new cases were detected in Sabah, with 58 from the Benteng cluster, 20 from the Bangau-Bangau cluster, 13 from the Bakau cluster and 10 from the Pulau cluster.

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