FIVE Covid-19 patients who recovered in Sandakan and Kinabatangan still tested positive in a follow-up test two days later, reported the Star online.

The Sabah Health Department had reported on April 18 that 19 patients in Sandakan and 16 in Kinabatangan had recovered.

However, the portal said the total number of recovered patients was revised yesterday, with Sandakan reporting 17 recoveries while Kinabatangan reported 13.

Sabah Health Department’s Dr Christina Rundi said all the patients were considered to have recovered after two tests showed they tested negative for Covid-19.

She added that five patients subsequently came up positive in follow-up tests.

“It’s important to ensure that they are treated until they fully recover,” she told the paper.

Sabah has reported 308 Covid-19 positive cases with 118 people still undergoing treatment at the states’ various hospitals. – April 21, 2020.