11 new clusters in 4 states and KL

11 new clusters in 4 states and KL

Eight of the clusters are from workplaces such as construction sites and factories.

The highest number of clusters are in manufacturing, construction and services.
PETALING JAYA:
Eleven new Covid-19 clusters have been identified by the health ministry in the past 24 hours, with eight of them from workplaces such as construction sites and factories.

The clusters are in Johor, Selangor, Terengganu, Sabah and Kuala Lumpur.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there was one new cluster each from the community, religious centre and detention centre.

The clusters are the Jalan Wangsa construction site in Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Timah Dua (Johor), Persiaran Tanjung (Johor Bahru), Jalan Canggih (Johor Bahru), Setapak factory (Sabah), Kampung Bombalai (Sabah), Lebuh Puteri construction site (Selangor), Kampung Guntong Luar (Terengganu), Kampung Bukit Biah (Terengganu) and Tembok Sungai Udang (Melaka).

Noor Hisham said there are 341 active clusters while 383 clusters have officially ended.

The highest number of cases from active clusters are from the Bali Residence construction site cluster (203) in Melaka, followed by the Beringin (74) cluster.

He added that since Friday, 350 clusters were reported with 225 (64.3%) involving workplaces. He said 122,225 workers underwent medical swabs, of which 28,477 (25.4%) tested positive.

The highest clusters were from the manufacturing sector (80), followed by construction (53) and services (31).

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