ACTIVE Covid-19 clusters in the country rose to 726 after health authorities reported 23 new clusters today, with a bulk of them linked to workplaces, said Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The health director-general said in the past 24 hours, 16 clusters were reported at workplaces, six were linked to community transmissions and one was related to a high-risk group.

Selangor, Johor, Sarawak and Sabah reported four clusters each, Negri Sembilan reported two, while Kelantan, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu and Kedah recorded one cluster each.

Today’s figure is a drop by seven clusters from a record number of 30 clusters reported in a single day yesterday.

The 23 new clusters are:

Workplace

1. Integrasi Rawang Satu in Gombak, Selangor – 12 cases

2. Jalan Keretapi Lama Klang in Klang and Kuala Selangor, Selangor –14 cases

3. Jalan Tujuh Selatan in Sepang, Petaling, Kuala Langat and Klang, Selangor – 16 cases

4. Jalan SS Enam in Petaling, Selangor – 31 cases

5. Jalan Perindustrian Tujuh in Tangkak and Muar, Johor – 25 cases

6. Jalan Parit Hulu in Muar, Johor – 16 cases

7. Jalan Besar Rengit in Batu Pahat, Johor – 10 cases

8. Jalan Airport in Miri, Sarawak – 12 cases

9. Jalan Ilmu in Miri, Sarawak – 24 cases

10. Pedas 2 in Rembau, Negri Sembilan – 42 cases

11. Industri Kampung Gebok in Seremban, Negri Sembilan – 57 cases

12. Hamparan in Kinabatangan, Sabah – 27 cases

13. Kg Gajah Mati in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan – 12 cases

14. Jalan Walter Grenier in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur – 10 cases

15. Jalan Burma in Timur Laut and Central Seberang Perai, Penang – 17 cases

16. Dah Ria Jaya in Kuala Muda, Baling and Sik Kedah – 58 cases

Community

17. Sungai Durin in Sibu, Sarawak – 22 cases

18. Jalan Masket in Bintulu, Sarawak – 17 cases

19. Taman Wawasan in Beaufort, Papar and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah – 32 cases

20. Kg Bolong Baru in Kota Belud, Sabah – 33 cases

21. Jalan Budi in Tawau, Sabah – 10 cases

22. Pelandang in Dungun, Terengganu – 24 cases

High-risk group

23. Jalan Keranji in Johor Baru, Johor – 28 cases\

Noor Hisham added that 1,635 clusters have ended as of today. – June 7, 2021.