By Adrian Lim
KUCHING, June 24: A total of 10 Covid-19 cases were detected so far at a supermarket at Jalan Setia Raja here, giving rise to a new Covid-19 cluster dubbed the Jalan Setia Raja Cluster.
According to a report from the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today, the Jalan Setia Raja Cluster is a workplace cluster involving a supermarket located along the road at Muara Tabuan.
At present, a total of 30 individuals have been tested for Covid-19 out of which 10 individuals including the index case have tested positive for Covid-19. The balance of 20 individuals have tested negative for the virus.
All the Covid-19 patients from the cluster have been admitted to the Low-Risk Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centres in Kuching and Serian for isolation and treatment.
The Jalan Setia Raja Cluster is one of the four new clusters of Covid-19 identified in Sarawak. The other three new clusters are the Kilometer 23 Puncak Borneo Cluster (Kuching), Sungai Separai Cluster (Tatau) and the Jalan Sungai Antu Cluster (Sibu).
Meanwhile, SDMC reported that five Covid-19 clusters have ended today. They are the Sungai Ngungun Cluster in Kanowit, Sebujok Cluster in Sri Aman, Jelang Cluster in Betong, Tebakang Cluster in Serian and Jalan Sukma Cluster in Kuching.
With four new clusters emerged and five clusters ended, there are still a total of 96 active clusters of Covid-19 throughout Sarawak.
Out of the 96 active clusters, 16 clusters reported 151 new cases of coronavirus while the balance of 80 clusters did not report new cases. — DayakDaily
