ONLY one new Covid-19 cluster was reported today and it was detected in Sabah, said director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said the cluster, known as Teluk, was discovered in the Kota Kinabalu district.

“As of noon today, a total of 128 people have been screened, with 30 testing positive.

“Twenty-seven of the total 30cases here are new,” Noor Hisham said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.

Noor Hisham also said three clusters – Pulau, Bah Rose and Bah Ketil – ended today.

Pulau cluster is in Sabah, where 53 cases were detected from a total of 1,036 screened.

Bah Rose involved Kedah and Penang, where 11 cases were detected from 563 people screened.

Bah Ketil in Kedah is the final cluster that ended today. A total of 490 people were screened here and 15 tested positive, while 475 tested negative.

There were no deaths reported in all the three clusters that ended.

Noor Hisham said as of November 12, a total of 157 clusters are still active, with 42 of them reporting new cases.

Malaysia today reported 919 new infections and 996 recoveries. – November 12, 2020.