At a press conference, Noor Hisham said they are the Basung, Inai and Tempayan clusters in Sabah, the Bina cluster in Labuan as well as the Long, Cahaya, Bah Kota in Selangor and Melati cluster in Kuala Lumpur.
There are now a total of 20 active clusters in the country.
A total of 174 people have been screened in the Basong cluster in Sabah’s Kudat district, with 19 testing positive, 148 testing negative and seven awaiting their test results.
The Inai cluster, also in Kudat, was detected when the index case tested positive during a screening on Oct 14. A total of 92 people have been screened, with eight testing positive and 84 testing negative.
The Tempayan cluster, meanwhile, involves cases in Sabah’s Kota Kinabalu and Penampang districts. The index case tested positive after individual symptomatic screenings on Oct 1, while contact tracing led to the detection of 18 others. A total of 21 people have been screened, with 19 testing positive, one testing negative and another awaiting the test result.
In Labuan, the Bina cluster was detected when the index case tested positive today after being admitted to Hospital Labuan. The patient passed away today. Contact tracing led to the detection of four other cases. A total of 60 people have been screened, with five testing positive and 55 awaiting their test results.
The Long cluster involves people in the districts of Hulu Langat in Selangor and Titiwangsa, Lembah Pantai and Kepong in Kuala Lumpur. There are 18 cases in the cluster, and the index case tested positive after a screening on Oct 12, with contact tracing leading to the 17 other cases. A total of 301 people have been screened, with 18 testing positive, 260 testing negative and 23 awaiting their test results.
The Cahaya cluster involves the districts of Petaling in Selangor and Tampin in Negeri Sembilan. There are 18 cases in the cluster, and the index case tested positive on Oct 16, with contact tracing leading to the detection of 17 other cases. A total of 84 people have been screened, with 18 testing positive, three testing negative and 63 awaiting their test results.
The Bah Kota cluster also has cases in Selangor (Sepang) and Negeri Sembilan (Seremban). The index case tested positive after a screening on Oct 14, with contact tracing leading to the detection of nine other cases. A total of 171 people have been screened, with 10 testing positive and 161 testing negative.
The Melati cluster has nine cases in the districts of Klang in Selangor and Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur. The index case tested positive on Oct 14, with contact tracing leading to the detection of eight others. A total of 24 people have been screened, with nine testing positive and 15 awaiting their results.
Sabah’s Tujuh Serangkai cluster observed the most number of new cases today – 31. It has a total of 195 cases.
This was followed by the Menara cluster which is active in several states and recorded 19 new cases today. There are a total of 68 cases in the cluster which is active in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Perak, Terengganu and Melaka.
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