Almost 70% of Selangor cases unrelated to Sabah, says health DG
Dr Noor Hisham says of the 18 active clusters in Selangor, only eight were linked to people who had returned from Sabah in recent weeks.
PETALING JAYA: Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says almost 70% of recent Covid-19 infections in Selangor have nothing to do with individuals who had returned from Sabah.
In a Facebook post, Noor Hisham said there are currently 18 active clusters in Selangor, of which only eight were linked to people who recently returned from Sabah.
“69.2% are clusters from local infections. This means that 69.2% of infections in Selangor have no relation to those who returned from Sabah. The Covid-19 virus is already in our surrounding community.
“Six new clusters since Oct 11 were local infections. Nine are closely related with workplace infections while one was a mall cluster,” he said.
The health ministry reported 862 Covid-19 cases and three more deaths yesterday, with Selangor reporting 132 infections.
The state, as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, are currently under a conditional movement control order in view of the spike in cases.
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