First Covid cluster detected at flood shelter in Bentong

First Covid cluster detected at flood shelter in Bentong

The cluster was created by interactions among flood victims at the shelter.

Health staff have tested 104 people at a flood relief centre in Bentong. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
The first Covid-19 community cluster has been detected among flood victims at a temporary flood shelter in Bentong, Pahang, today.

The case index for this Karak Setia cluster was a local woman who was found positive on Dec 19. She exhibited symptoms such as fever, cough, flu, and loss of sense of taste since Dec 18, the health ministry said.

Health staff have tested 104 people in this cluster so far; 10 positive cases and 94 negative cases were detected.

The cluster was created by interactions among flood victims at the shelter.

The health ministry also recorded 99 cases of infectious diseases that were identified among flood victims: 51 cases of acute respiratory infection, 39 cases of skin disease, and nine cases of acute gastroenteritis.

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