Record high 24 new Covid-19 clusters,mostly involving workplaces, community

Testing and tracing of close contacts is being carried out in the cluster areas.

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has detected a record high 24 new Covid-19 clusters in the past 24 hours, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

The previous high was 22 clusters yesterday.

In a statement, he said nine of them were workplace clusters, seven were community clusters, six were linked to religious gatherings and the remaining two were linked to a high-risk group and the education sector, respectively.

The clusters were detected in Selangor, Johor, Penang, Sabah, Melaka, Kedah, Sarawak, Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan.

Terengganu

Tok Dor: a high-risk group cluster. It involves Setiu, Kuala Nerus and Besut. The index case was detected on May 16. 63 screened, 25 tested positive.

Kelantan

Kandis: an educational institution cluster. It involves Bachok. The index case was detected on May 12. 48 screened, 25 tested positive.

Johor

Jalan Makasar: a workplace cluster linked to a factory. It involves Kluang. The index case was detected on May 17. 36 screened, 27 tested positive.
Taman Maju Jaya: a cluster linked to religious activity. It involves Batu Pahat. The index case was detected on May 17. 64 screened, 12 tested positive.
Jalan Perwira Lapan: a cluster linked to religious activity. It involves Johor Bahru. The index case was detected on May 3. 108 screened, 18 tested positive.