Sabah’s virus figures continue gradual climb

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s Covid-19 case numbers continue to climb, recording 476 new infections yesterday compared with Wednesday’s 446 cases.

“A total of 232 (or 48%) from the overall number are symptomatic cases, while almost 40% are from close contact screenings,” said Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, the minister who is overseeing Covid-19 matters in Sabah.

He said 469 of these cases were placed under Categories One and Two.

Sandakan district has the most number of new cases at 93, followed by Kota Kinabalu (77), Penampang (71), Tuaran (44), Tawau (32) and Ranau with 22 cases.No news cases were reported in the districts of Nabawan, Sipitang and Tongod.

Neither were any new clusters recorded yesterday, he said in his daily Covid-19 briefing.