State local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun said the 112 cases recorded in the last 24 hours was mainly due to the 69 infections detected in the east coast district of Tawau, which is still under movement control order.

“Meletup! (Explosion). Sabah’s new cases went up to three digits for the first time in weeks due to a huge increase in Tawau,” Masidi said in his Twitter account.

He said the state capital recorded 14 new cases while Lahad Datu saw 12 infections.

Masidi, who is the official state spokesman on Covid-19, added that a new cluster called Belacon had been detected in Lahad Datu, where the index case originated from a church.

The last time Sabah recorded three-digit cases was back on March 20 when 102 infections were detected.

Just yesterday, Sabah recorded 65 cases, putting the cumulative cases at 55,122 (as of April 5).

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