By Adrian Lim
KUCHING, Feb 14: The Pasai Cluster is proving to be a tough opponent to keep down for the state’s frontliners.
After recording zero new cases on Feb 9, cases from the cluster have surfaced over the past four days in Lundu, Kapit, Song and Bukit Mabong.
Recently, the cluster has spread to Subis, a district near Miri division, with 31 positive cases reported there on the eve of the Lunar New Year (Feb 11).
This was followed by 33 new cases reported on Feb 13, and 60 new cases today (Feb 14).
The Subis district was quickly declared a Covid-19 red zone.
Overall, there was an increase of 65 new cases traced to the Pasai Cluster today.
The State Disaster Management Committee in a statement said the State Health Department has identified a sub-cluster called the Tangap sub-cluster from within the Pasai Cluster.
The Tangap sub-cluster is centred on a construction work camp in Subis.
SDMC said the index case of the sub-cluster is Case 4,797 which was identified from symptomatic screening and had gone back to Song district and thereafter had contact with the third generation of the Pasai Cluster in Song.
The committee said a total of 330 individuals from the sub-cluster have been screened for Covid-19 as of noon today (Feb 14) whereby 93 individuals have tested positive including the index case.
A total of 235 individuals tested negative and two individuals are awaiting laboratory test results for their Covid-19 swab test.
Meanwhile, there are 16 Covid-19 clusters which are still active in Sarawak.
Of these, three clusters namely Pasai in Sibu, Nanga Lijan in Julau and Seruas in Beluru reported new cases.
The Pasai Cluster registered 65 new cases, Nanga Lijan had two new cases and Seruas had one new case.
The remaining 13 active clusters comprising Sebangkoi Cluster in Sri Aman, Jung Heng Cluster in Bintulu, Bintang Daily Cluster in Meradong, Jalan Pengiran Cluster in Matu, Tabong Cluster in Bau, Indah Riang Cluster in Kuching, Bedayan Cluster in Serian, Rakut Cluster in Miri, Bukit Sekubong Cluster in Sebauh, Jelita Cluster in Miri, Keranji Tabuan Cluster in Kuching, Bah Sayap Cluster in Miri and Stutong Cluster in Kuching reported no new cases. — DayakDaily
