KUCHING, Aug 28: Two more Covid-19 clusters have been identified in Kuching today with one involving Kampung Batu Kitang Jaya recording 27 positive cases and a factory at Pending Industrial Estate recording 69 positive cases.
State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily updates on Covid-19 situation in Sarawak, reported that the Kampung Batu Kitang Jaya Cluster is a community cluster involving the residents of the village.
A total of 55 individuals have been screened, whereby 28 have tested negative with no one waiting for lab test results.
The other is a workplace-related cluster dubbed Jalan Kilang Pending Cluster which stemmed from workers in the factory located at Jalan Kilang in the Pending Industrial Estate here.
A total of 111 individuals have been screened, whereby 42 have tested negative with no one waiting for lab test results.
All cases have been either admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) or the Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) Kuching for treatment and isolation.
In fact, Sarawak announced six new clusters today. The other four are identified at Beluru (Ladang Hijau 01 Cluster with 19 cases), Serian (Kampung Simpok Cluster with 102 cases), Limbang (Merajang Cluster with 25 cases) and Mukah (Bandar Baru Mukah Cluster with 52 cases).
SDMC also declared the end of Jalan Sungai Tapang Cluster in Kuching, after no local cases were reported in the last 28 days.
With that, the number of active clusters in Sarawak has increased to 131, out of which 25 clusters registered an increase in daily infections with a total of 300 cases contributed to today’s caseload.
They are Kampung Sungai Duuh Cluster which added 75 more cases; Bungey 2 Cluster (43 cases); new Merajang Cluster (20 cases); Se-Menyan Cluster (19 cases); Mapu Cluster and Lorong Teruntum Cluster (15 cases each); new Ladang Hijau 01 Cluster (14 cases); Mundai Cluster and Kampung Quop Cluster (13 cases each); Duras Cluster (12 cases); new Kampung Simpok Cluster (9 cases); Plaman Batang Cluster (8 cases); Long Urun Cluster and Kampung Lintang Baru Cluster (7 cases each); KM20 Jalan Betong Cluster (5 cases); Lorong Cahaya Damai Cluster and Kampung Bintawa Hilir Cluster (4 cases each); Kampung Muara Tebas 2 Cluster, Mas Sawai Cluster and Sungai Penyarai Cluster (3 cases each); Nanga Pelugau Cluster, Kampung Paya Mebi Cluster and Sibuluh-Nawong Cluster (2 cases each); while Jalan Hulu Engkamop Cluster and Tanjung Kibong 2 Cluster has one case each.— DayakDaily
