WORKPLACES accounted for more than half of the 24 new Covid-19 clusters reported by the Health Ministry today.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 15 workplace clusters on the list today.

They were:

1) Jalan Satu Olak Dua in Kuala Langat, Selangor (six cases)

2) Jalan Equine in Petaling, Selangor (29 cases)

3) Jalan Enam C in Hulu Langat, Klang, Petaling and Sepang, Selangor (21 cases)

4) Bukit Rahman Lapan in Gombak, Selangor (19 cases)

5) Coral in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (nine cases)

6) Ocean Blue in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (99 cases)

7) Segara in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (11 cases)

8) Industri Tanjung Agas in Tangkak, Johor (eight cases)

9) Jalan Kesang in Tangkak, Johor (19 cases)

10) Dah Mahang Merah in Kulim and Kuala Muda, Kedah (19 cases)

11) Muda 2 construction site in Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur (33 cases)

12) Jalan Alamanda Presint Satu in Putrajaya (11 cases)

13) Jalan Seruling in Seberang Perai Selatan (23 cases)

14) Jalan Kota Jelasin in Kota Baru and Tumpat, Kelantan (10 cases)

15) Jalan Sri Jaafar in Bentong, Pahang (32 cases)

The Segara cluster was discovered at an oil rig while Jalan Alamanda Presint Satu cluster involved workers of a restaurant.

The other workplace clusters were discovered at factories, companies and public institutions.

Apart from the workplace clusters, health authorities also reported five new community clusters.

The community clusters were:

1) Kg Bundu in Kuala Penyu, Sabah (39 cases)

2) Tg Aru Baru in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (30 cases)

3) Ulu Teru in Miri and Beluru, Sarawak (46 cases)

4) Ulu Sebakong in Mukah, Sarawak (61 cases)

5) Rantau Kenanga in Hilir, Perak (39 cases)

The Ulu Sebakang cluster was linked to a funeral.

Rounding up the list of clusters today were the Jalan Logah Segamat religious activities cluster and the Teluk Kabung, Jalan Melang and Jalan Cempedak 2 clusters which involved high-risk communities.

Jalan Cempedak 2 (17 cases) in Kepong was detected following screening of residents of an old folks’ home while Teluk Kabung (47 cases) involved residents of a shelter.

The Jalan Melang cluster in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, which saw 47 cases involved staff of a medical centre.

Noor Hisham said there are currently 730 active clusters in the country. – June 8, 2021.