By Adrian Lim
KUCHING, June 1: Workers at an eatery and entertainment premises in Miri formed a new Covid-19 cluster known as the Jalan Haji Lampam Cluster infecting 22 people.
According to reports from Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the Jalan Haji Lampam Cluster is a workplace cluster with a total of 121 individuals related to the cluster tested for Covid-19 so far.
Out of that number, 22 cases have been confirmed including the index case.
There were 96 people which tested negative while three cases are awaiting Covid-19 swab test results.
SDMC said all the positive cases have been referred to Miri Hospital and admitted to quarantine and low-risk treatment centres in Miri for isolation and treatment.
Meanwhile, the committee disclosed three Covid-19 clusters have ended.
They are the Pondok Cluster in Belaga, Jalan Sebauh-Bintulu Cluster in Sebauh and Batu 25 Cluster in Bintulu.
With this, there are 80 clusters still active in Sarawak.
From this, nine clusters reported 80 new cases today. — DayakDaily
