Covid-19: Sarawak records 3 new positive cases from Alam Cluster in Bintulu

SDMC says all the three cases were detected following close contact tracing of the Alam Cluster in Bintulu. – Bernama file photo

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded three three new Covid-19 positive cases today, bringing the cumulative cases in the state to date to 691.

According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), all the three cases were detected following close contact tracing of the Alam Cluster in Bintulu.

SDMC said two of the cases involved locals while one involved a Filipino.

All of them have been isolated and warded at the Bintulu Hospital.

This makes the total number of positive cases from the Alam Cluster at seven.

So far, SDMC said there are six active clusters in Sarawak. They are the Engineering Firm Cluster with eight cases, Mambong Cluster (7), Sentosa Cluster (31), Melbourne PUI Cluster (3), Satok Market Cluster (4) and the Bintulu Alam Cluster (7).

No recovery and discharged cases were recorded today, maintaining the total number of active cases being treated in hospitals to date at 10, where seven are in Bintulu Hospital, and one each in Sarawak General
Hospital (SGH), Sibu Hospital and Miri Hospital.

The death toll for Sarawak remains at 19.

Kuching remains a yellow zone while 39 other districts in the state are still green zones.

SDMC also registered 36 new person-under-investigation (PUI) cases today, where four are still waiting for lab test results.

At the same time, 107 new person-under-surveillance (PUS) cases were registered today, making a total of 783 being quarantined in 14 hotels across the state.

In Kuching there are 378 PUS cases, Miri (256), Bintulu (59), Limbang (19) ans Sibu (71).

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