New ‘Stutong Cluster’ emerges in Sarawak, involving Kuching, Serian and Lundu District

Dubbed the Stutong Cluster, the index case for this cluster was detected on Jan 1 after a screening of symptomatic individuals. — Bernama photo

KUCHING (Jan 3): The State Health Department has identified a new Covid-19 cluster dubbed the Stutong Cluster which involves Kuching, Serian and Lundu districts, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).

It said in a statement today that the index case for this cluster involved Case 1,119, which was detected on Jan 1 as a result of screening of symptomatic individuals at a private hospital in Kuching.

“The number of positive cases involving this cluster to date is five individuals including the index case,” it said.

It pointed out that so far, a total of 51 individuals have been screened where five of the test results have turned up positive and the test results of 24 individuals were negative.

“There are also 22 individuals who are still pending the test results,” said the committee.

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