Covid-19: Nine family members linked to new Tawar cluster among 15 new cases (updated)

By FATIMAH ZAINAL

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded a new cluster in Tawar, Kedah, with nine in a family among the 15 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Aug 13).

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that 11 out of the 15 new cases were local transmissions, with nine cases from the Tawar cluster.

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