Covid-19: Johor detects five new clusters, taking state's active total to 119

JOHOR BARU: Five new Covid-19 clusters have been recorded in Johor, bringing the total number of active clusters in the state to 119.

State Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said the five new clusters identified on Sunday (Feb 14) were from Jalan Istimewa Cemerlang, Jalan Tebrau Khas and Jalan Persiaran Teknologi Kulai (all in Johor Baru); Batu 57 (Batu Pahat); and Jalan Usaha Satu (Pontian).

“The Jalan Istimewa Cemerlang cluster was detected after a screening test was conducted on factory workers at Jalan Istimewa 7, Taman Perindustrian Cemerlang, where 311 individuals were screened and 109 tested positive.

“The Jalan Tebrau Khas cluster involved a civil service office at Bukit Senyum where 196 people were screened and 29 tested positive, ” he said in a statement here on Monday (Feb 15).

Vidyananthan added that the Jalan Persiaran Teknologi Kulai was also detected during a screening test conducted at a factory in Taman Teknologi Johor, Senai, where 236 people were screened and 45 tested positive.

The Batu 57 cluster in Batu Pahat was detected based on contact tracing after a worker at the factory tested positive. Vidyananthan said 91 individuals were screened and 13 tested positive.

The Jalan Usaha Satu cluster involved a factory in Taman Perindustrian Ulu Choh, Pontian, where 299 workers were screened and 70 tested positive.

Vidyananthan noted that as of Sunday, the cumulative number of positive cases in the state stood at 30,837, with 17,169 involving locals and 13,668, foreigners.