Covid-19: New cluster in Sg Petani with 37 cases from Raya visits

PUTRAJAYA: A cluster in Kedah originating from Hari Raya Aidilfitri visiting activity has resulted in 37 confirmed Covid-19 cases.

In the Health Ministry's daily Covid-19 statement on Friday (May 28), it was announced that the cluster involved the Taman Emas Suria locality in Sungai Petani.

Its index case was a 60-year-old woman who started developing symptoms on May 15 and tested positive for Covid-19 on May 19.

It was one of 21 new infection clusters identified by the ministry on Friday.

Six new clusters were community outbreaks while another six were workplace clusters.

One workplace outbreak was linked to employees of a public institution at Jalan Hospital Permai in Tampoi, Johor, with 81 cases.

The cluster was uncovered from a targeted screening exercise conducted on 213 workers.

Four other clusters were linked to religious activities, while three were related to the education sector.

One cluster was linked to a detention centre while another was classified as a high-risk group cluster.