36 new Covid-19 clusters, half of them in workplaces


Director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says the new Covid-19 clusters were located in Johor, Perak, Kedah, Penang, Selangor, Putrajaya, Malacca, Sarawak and Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 7, 2021.

THE Health Ministry recorded 36 new Covid-19 clusters – 18 in workplaces, 15 in the community and one each in a detention centre, an academic institution and a religious centre – in the last 24 hours.

Director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the clusters were located in Johor, Perak, Kedah, Penang, Selangor, Putrajaya, Malacca, Sarawak and Kelantan.

He said this brings the total number of clusters to 3,899 nationwide, with 1,197 still active.

The workplace clusters are:

1. Industri Kundang Sepertiga in Gombak, Selangor (148 cases);

2. Industri Jalan 22 in Petaling, Selangor (71);

3. Industri Batu Setengah in Klang, Selangor (52);

4. Industri Jalan Dua Olak in Kuala Langat, Selangor (five);

5. Jalan Rusa in Scientex 2 in Johor Baru, Johor (36);

6. Industri Jalan Bangi Batu Dua Setengah in Hulu Langat, Selangor (36);

7. Industri Senai 33 in Kota Tinggi, Kulai, Kluang and Pontian, Johor (33);

8. Industri Murni 37 in Kulai, Johor (30);

9. Industri Teknologi Subang in Petaling and Klang, Selangor (28);

10. Changkat Asa in Hulu Selangor, Selangor (21);

11. Perindustrian Hijau Jaya in Pontian, Johor (18);

12. Industri Senai PLO Satu in Kulai, Johor (15);

13. Muara Damai in Tangkak, Johor (14);

14. Kampung Gual Nering in Pasir Mas, Kelantan (13);

15. Jalan Cheroh Raub in Raub, Pahang (13);

16. Jalan Pasar Batu Tiga in Klang and Kuala Selangor, Selangor (12);

17. Jalan Lembah Sireh in Kota Baru, Kelantan (eight); and

18. Tapak Bina Balai Bomba Menjalara in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur (seven).

The community clusters are:

1. Dah Kg Durian in Sik, Kedah (33 cases);

2. Kg Gunung Tunggal in Manjung, Perak (29);

3. Kg Paya Besar Kertau in Maran, Pahang (29);

4. Taman Fairmont in Kuantan, Pahang (26);

5. Sungai Bot Karak in Bentong, Pahang (25);

6. Batu Jong in Kuala Krai, Kelantan (19);

7. Permatang Guntong Intan in Hilir Perak, Perak (19);

8. Sungai Serindak in Selangau, Sarawak (19);

9. Kg Chekok Serendah in Kota Baru, Kelantan (18);

10. Bukit Kuantan in Kuantan, Pahang (16);

11. Kg Binjal Kubang Terap in Pasir Mas, Kelantan (15);

12. Sarikan in Nabawan, Sabah (14);

13. Kg Kubang Golok in Bachok, Kelantan (10);

14. Taman Sri Zasna Kota Baru, Kelantan (nine); and

15. Kg Kedai Lalat in Kota Baru, Kelantan (eight).

The academic institution cluster is Kg Che Deris in Kota Baru, Kelantan (eight cases) while the religious centre cluster Tanah Tinggi Lebu in Bentong, Pahang (20 cases).

The detention centre cluster is Lebuh Empat in Sandakan, Sabah, with 50 cases. – August 7, 2021.



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