KUCHING, March 16: Another four more cases were added to the DTI Semuja 3 Cluster in Serian, taking the cluster’s total number of infections to 103 as of today.
According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) latest update on the Covid-19 situation in the State, four out of the five active clusters in Sarawak did not record any increase in cases.
The Semuja Immigration Detention Depot (DTI) Cluster was first declared on March 10 after 19 individuals tested positive for Covid-19 including the index case.
The index case (Case 270,274) was a 34-year-old foreign male detainee who tested positive for Covid-19 during screening prior to attending a court proceeding on March 7.
On March 11, the cluster ballooned to 48 cases, while 12 cases were added on March 12, nine cases on March 14 and 11 cases on March 15.
Sarawak presently has five active clusters with the other four being Jalan Batu Kaya Cluster in Lubok Antu, Kuching Waterfront Cluster in Kuching, DTI Bekenu 2 Cluster in Subis and Lorong Cahaya Maju Cluster in Kuching. — DayakDaily
