However, state Covid-19 spokesman Masidi Manjun explained that backlogged test samples contributed to more than 60% of these cases.

From the case analysis, he said 447 cases, or 16.9%, were backlogged samples registered more than five days ago, and 364 cases (13.7%) were delayed for four to five days.

“A total of 936 cases (35.3%) were backlogged samples from two or three days ago.

“That means almost 66% or 1,747 cases were registered after two days of the test results being obtained.

“This explanation must be taken into consideration to avoid the perception that the daily infections today were cases reported over the past 24 hours,” he said.

Yesterday, the state recorded 2,738 daily infections, which was a new record.

Masidi said Kota Kinabalu remained the highest contributor to the daily infections, with 669 cases, of which 60% were from close contact screenings.

This was followed by Penampang (406), Tuaran (247), Tawau (240) and Sandakan (178).

He said 99% of the infections comprised Category 1 (asymptomatic) and Category 2 (mild symptoms) cases.

He added that as of yesterday, 26.9% of Sabah’s adult population had been fully vaccinated, while 50.3% had received at least one dose of the vaccine.

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