KOTA KINABALU: Sabah recorded 203 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, seven fatalities and one new cluster originating from Secure Parking, Riverson.
Sabah’s official Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the Jalan Coastal Sembulan Cluster had involved a 38-year-old technician working for the said parking concession company.
He began showing symptoms on May 25 before testing positive for the virus on May 27.
“The cluster currently has seven positive cases, one in Papar and six in Kota Kinabalu,” said Masidi in a statement.
He revealed that the virus might have spread at the technician’s office area.
“Two of the deaths were detected in Sandakan while the remaining five were in Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna and Tawau,” added Masidi.
Meawhile on his Twitter account, Masidi disclosed that 121 of the new cases had involved close contacts.
“Tawau is top again with 52 cases, followed by Kota Kinabalu (28), Penampang (13), Papar (12), Putatan (10), Lahad Datu (10) and Kudat 10.
“Only five districts registered zero cases,” he said.