In a statement today, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said they are known as the Ceram cluster in Negeri Sembilan, Pulau Berhala cluster in Sabah and the Jalan Tampoi cluster in Johor.

He said the index case in the Ceram cluster in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, was detected on Nov 30 after the patient exhibited symptoms. A total of 450 people have been screened, with 171 testing positive.

The Pulau Berhala cluster in Sandakan, Sabah, was detected after an individual tested positive on Nov 20. A total of 208 people have been screened, with 24 testing positive.

Meanwhile, the index case in the Jalan Tampoi cluster in Johor Bahru was detected after an individual exhibited symptoms and tested positive on Dec 1. A total of 212 people have been screened, with 17 testing positive.

Overall, a total of 388 clusters have been detected in the country. Currently, there are 187 active clusters, with 49 of them recording new cases today.

The Jalan Harapan cluster in Selangor recorded a high of 141 cases today, followed by the Cergas and Tembok clusters, with 92 infections each.

The Cergas cluster is active in Negeri Sembilan, while the Tembok cluster is active in Kedah and Perak.

Noor Hisham also announced that the Palma and Merpati clusters in Selangor and the Makekar cluster, involving Johor, Selangor and Terengganu, had ended today.

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