10 new Covid-19 clusters identified

10 new Covid-19 clusters identified

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says 9 of them involve workplaces.

Johor and Kuala Lumpur reported three clusters each, Selangor reported two while Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu reported one each.
PETALING JAYA:
The health ministry has detected 10 new Covid-19 clusters in the past 24 hours, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

In a statement, he said nine of them involved workplaces while one was a community cluster.

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

Johor and Kuala Lumpur reported three clusters each, Selangor reported two while Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu reported one each.

Clusters that reported the most infections today were Sungai Putus (271), Persiaran Synergi Utama (219) and Lorong Peel construction site (187).

The 10 new clusters are:

Johor:

Persiaran Synergi Utama – a workplace cluster in Kulai and Kota Tinggi. The index cases tested positive on Feb 11 through a targeted screening at a factory on Jalan Persiaran Synergi Utama, Synergi Utama Industrial Area, Senai. A total of 712 people have been screened, with 220 found positive.

Jalan i-Park Satu – a workplace cluster in Kulai and Johor Bahru. The index cases tested positive on Jan 29 through a targeted screening at a factory on Jalan i-Park, i-Park Industrial Area, Bandar Indahpura, Kulai. A total of 643 people have been screened, with 80 found positive.

Jalan Lengkok Satu – a workplace cluster in Johor Bahru. The index cases tested positive on Feb 13 through a targeted screening at a factory on Jalan Lengkok, Taman Nusajaya Industri 1, Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru. A total of 151 people have been screened, with 64 found positive.

Kuala Lumpur:

Lorong Peel construction site – a workplace cluster in Cheras. The index cases tested positive on Feb 13 through a targeted screening at a construction site on Lorong Peel, Taman Maluri, Cheras. A total of 497 people have been screened, with 187 found positive.

Jalil Utama construction site – a workplace cluster in Cheras. The index cases tested positive on Feb 13 through a targeted screening at a construction site on Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil, Bandar Bukit Jalil. A total of 416 people have been screened, with 123 found positive.

Jalan Tun Razak – a community cluster involving a medical centre at Jalan Tun Razak. It affects Lembah Pantai, Titiwangsa, Cheras, and Kepong in Kuala Lumpur, and also Petaling in Selangor. The index case tested positive on Jan 25 through an individual symptomatic screening. A total of 884 people have been screened, with 26 found positive.

Selangor:

Lebuh Keluli – a workplace cluster in Klang, Petaling and Kuala Langat. The index cases tested positive on Jan 29 through a targeted screening at a factory in the Selatan Industrial Area, Jalan Keluli, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam. A total of 664 people have been screened, with 132 found positive.

Industri Selesa – a workplace cluster in Petaling. The index cases tested positive on Feb 13 through a targeted screening at a factory in Taman Industri Selesa Jaya, Balakong, Seri Kembangan. A total of 856 people have been screened, with 15 found positive.

Negeri Sembilan:

Lebuh Keluli – a workplace cluster in Seremban and Rembau. The index case tested positive on Feb 6 through an individual symptomatic screening. The cluster involves a factory on Persiaran Bunga Tanjung, Senawang Baru Industrial Area, Seremban. A total of 252 people have been screened, with 55 found positive.

Terengganu:

Bukit Tengah – a workplace cluster in Dungun and Kemaman. The index case tested positive on Feb 10 through symptomatic screening. The cluster involves a mining company in Bukit Tengah, Kerteh. A total of 113 people have been screened, with 22 found positive.

Clusters closed:

Eleven clusters officially ended today. These are the Bukit Bakar, Jalan Timah, Seragam Chepa, Restoran Putra, Jalan Desa construction site, Pekeliling, Jalan Chu, Laut construction site, Matahari construction site, Pagar Bentong and Jalan Sembrong clusters. There are now 483 active clusters out of the 972 reported.

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