The accepted rate by the World Health Organization is below 5%.
Senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Salim anak Unang, Judy anak Kudi, Mathew anak Merang, Danggang anak Ujang, Lait anak Ijang, Chandi anak Kilau, Putut anak Jugah, Sadin anak Jeli and Mador anak Rendah longhouses will be under lockdown until July 2 to curb the spread of Covid-19.
“A total of 84 residents were screened and of that number, there were 48 positive cases recorded with a positivity rate of 57.14%,” he said in a statement.
“The health ministry has found that the spread (of Covid-19) has started and the infectivity rate is high in the locality.”
Ismail also said the EMCO at Terengganu’s Besut district will draw to a close at 11.59pm tomorrow after a decrease in cases in the area. Of the 3,366 tests conducted among residents there, a total of 277 tested positive.
He also said two factories in Segamat, Johor, and their workers’ quarters, would be placed under EMCO from June 19 to July 2 after 52 cases were detected following 488 tests.
Ismail added that the EMCO at three areas in Sabah would be extended as new cases were still being reported in the community. The areas are Semarak and Taman Wawasan in Tawau, and Kampung Pengaraban in Kudat. Scheduled to end tomorrow, the EMCO has now been extended to July 2.
Meanwhile, the EMCO at several areas in Sabah will draw to a close at 11.59pm today after a decrease in cases there.
The areas are Kampung Tanjung Aru Baru and Rumah Murah Kepayan in Kota Kinabalu and Taman Milenium and Kampung Jawa Kongsi 10 in Tawau.
In Sarawak, the EMCO at the Sigah anak Lak longhouse in Mukah will also end today.
Meanwhile, Ismail said 764 people were arrested for MCO-related offences yesterday, with 722 issued compound fines and 42 remanded.
The offences include failure to register personal details prior to entering premises (162), failure to wear face masks (138), crossing state or district lines without permission (100) and not maintaining physical distancing (94).
The authorities also detained 25 undocumented migrants yesterday as part of the ongoing Op Benteng. Two vehicles and four boats were also seized.
Ismail also said that between July 24, 2020 and June 16, 2021 some 227,990 people who arrived through KLIA had been screened for Covid-19 and placed under quarantine.
A total of 2,728 tested positive and were treated at hospitals while 217,335 have been allowed to return home. Another 7,927 people are currently undergoing mandatory quarantine.