Covid-19: New school cluster detected in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: A new cluster involving students of a secondary school in the Ranau district has been detected as Sabah's latest Covid-19 figures show 201 new cases today (Jan 18).

State Covic-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the index case of the cluster was a 19-year-old student of SMK Ranau who tested positive after she carried out a self-test following symptoms of the virus.

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