
In a press conference, Noor Hisham said the clusters were known as Tinusa and Sauh in Sabah, Jambu and Bah Mutiara (Selangor), Sofi (Negeri Sembilan) and Umboo (Melaka).
The Tinusa cluster in Sandakan, Sabah first involved an individual screened after exhibiting symptoms. The index case was found to be positive on Oct 6.
A total of 586 people have been screened with 33 testing positive and 486 negative, while another 67 are awaiting results.
Meanwhile, the Sauh cluster involved cases in Kota Kinabalu and Papar in Sabah as well as Miri in Sarawak. It started with two individuals who were screened after exhibiting symptoms. Both were found positive on Oct 13.
A total of 149 people from this cluster have since been screened, with 17 testing positive and 132 negative.
Besides these, the Jambu cluster detected in Hulu Langat, Selangor was first identified when an individual was screened before going for surgery. The patient was found to be positive on Oct 16.
A total of 139 people have been screened with 15 testing positive and 124 are awaiting results.
Meanwhile, the Sofi cluster detected in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan involved an individual screened after exhibiting symptoms on Oct 20.
A total of 160 people have been screened with 34 testing positive and 11 negative, while another 115 are awaiting results.
The Bah Mutiara cluster involved cases in Hulu Langat, Selangor as well as Titiwangsa and Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur. It started when the index case was screened after exhibiting symptoms on Oct 23. The patient also had travel history to Sabah.
A total of 96 people have been screened with 10 testing positive while 86 people are still waiting for their results.
Lastly, the Umboo cluster from Alor Gajah, Melaka was first identified through screenings at the immigration depot there. The index case was found to be positive on Oct 18.
There have been 373 people screened so far, of which four tested positive and 218 were negative, while another 151 people are still waiting for their results.
On the other clusters, Noor Hisham said those with large numbers of new infections are the Kepayan Prison cluster in Kota Kinabalu (155) and the Tujuh Serangkai cluster in Tuaran (30). The Ramai-Ramai cluster, also in Sabah, recorded 15 new cases in the last 24 hours.
In Labuan, the Saguking cluster recorded 16 new cases. Meanwhile, the Auto cluster affecting Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya had 10 new cases.
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