He said the index case of the Kampung Nelayan Tengah Cluster was triggered through a 45-year-old woman who tested positive at a private clinic in Sandakan on Wednesday.

“The index case began showing symptoms of fever and insomnia from June 11 and 45 close contacts were screened, with 24 testing positive while 21 others are still awaiting the results of their samples,” he said in a statement today.

He said another new cluster recorded today was in Jalan Bundusan in Penampang, which involved an employee of a food processing factory and nine positive cases were detected.

The index case was an asymptomatic 43-year-old male employee, who tested positive through a targeted screening under the enhanced movement control order in Taman Puri Warisan here on June 19.

“Following that, the factory owner carried out screening tests at the workplace and detected eight more positive cases,” he said.

Meanwhile, Masidi said Sabah recorded 163 new positive cases today, taking the infection tally to 67,541 while the total number of recovered cases stood at 64,973 following the recovery of 241 patients today.

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