KOTA KINABALU: Sabah recorded 310 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun.
Masidi, who is also the state’s Covid-19 official spokesperson said that Lahad Datu recorded the highest number of cases yesterday with 310 cases, followed by Kota Kinabalu (57) and Sandakan (47).
“Out of the 310 cases, 160 (51.61 per cent) were from close contact screenings, 59 (19.03 per cent) from new and existing cluster screenings, 52 (16.77 per cent) from symptomatic screenings, 16 (5.16 per cent) from community screenings and 23 (7.41 per cent) from various other categories,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Masidi disclosed that the state identified three new clusters, namely the Perdana Enam Cluster in Lahad Datu, which involved a supermarket and has 25 cumulative cases; the Jalan Kilang Cluster in Lahad Datu, which involved a factory and has 24 cumulative cases; and the Kubota Cluster in Tawau, which has 14 cumulative cases.
The state had also recorded two Covid-19 fatalities in Sandakan yesterday.
Masidi added that no new red zones were detected yesterday.
A total of 408 Covid-19 patients in the state recovered from the virus yesterday.