Covid-19 Watch: 313% increase in clusters involving educational institutions


PETALING JAYA: A 313.3% increase was recorded among Covid-19 clusters at educational institutions in epidemiology week 3.

In a statement on Monday (Jan 24), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 62 new clusters were recorded at educational institutions, 18 at workplaces, four at high-risk centres and one each from communities, detention centres and import cases.

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