PETALING JAYA: Nearly 70% of the 26 active Covid-19 clusters in Selangor are not linked to those who returned from Sabah recently, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said that out of the 26 active Covid-19 clusters in Selangor, 18 clusters or 69.2% were local infections, while the remaining eight clusters or 30.8% are linked to those who returned from Sabah after the state elections last month.
“This means that 69.2% of infections in Selangor is not related to those returning from Sabah. The Covid-19 virus is already in our community, ” he posted on Facebook on Wednesday (Oct 21).
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Dr Noor Hisham also said the six new clusters that have been reported since Oct 11 were local transmissions, with nine clusters or 34.6% related to infections at the workplace, while 1% or 3.8% related to shopping malls.
On Tuesday (Oct 20), Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor recorded 132 new infections, bringing the total number of positive cases in Selangor to 3,489.
On Monday (Oct 19), Selangor recorded 107 positive cases and 77 the day before (Oct 18).
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