Brunei reports record high daily Covid-19 cases third straight day


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 21 (Xinhua): Brunei reported 197 new Covid-19 cases on Friday night (Aug 20), another record daily rise, bringing the national tally to 1,333.

According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, all the new cases are local infections. While the source of infection of 74 new cases is still under investigation, 119 cases are related to nine active clusters already identified and the other four local cases are related to one new cluster confirmed on Friday.

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