State local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun said the Serudung Baru Cluster in Mukim Balung area, Tawau, is linked to a party held at the house of the index case, a 60-year-old man, whose family members were at the event on June 12.

He said the man tested positive for Covid-19 on June 16 after experiencing symptoms since June 13.

“Following close contact screenings on June 20, nine people who were among guests at the party tested positive for the virus. To date, nine more positive cases have been recorded, bringing the cumulative total for the cluster to 19,” he said in a statement tonight.

A 35-year-old male oil rig supervisor has become the index case of a new cluster involving oil rig workers at the Kikeh FPSO Platform where he worked.

He started showing symptoms on June 12 and was confirmed positive the same day, and 24 of his colleagues were later confirmed positive.

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