MALAYSIA has reported 16 new Covid-19 clusters in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active clusters in the country to 755, said Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health Ministry director-general said 12 of the new clusters were linked to workplaces, while three community transmissions and a sole high-risk group cluster were also recorded.

The workplace clusters were only reported in three states, namely Selangor (5), Johor (4) and Sarawak (3).

All of Selangor’s workplace clusters were traced to industrial areas.

Meanwhile, Noor Hisham said the community clusters were traced in Sabah, Kuala Lumpur and Kelantan, while the high-risk group cluster was detected in Johor.

The 16 new clusters are:

Workplaces

1. Industry Persiaran Raja Lumu in Klang, Selangor (95)

2. Industry Jalan Bunga Cempaka Dua in Hulu Selangor and Petaling, Selangor (71)

3. Industry Sg Putus in Klang, Selangor (52)

4. Industry Puchong Lima in Petaling, Selangor (44)

5. Industry Jalan Batu Arang in Gombak and Petaling, Selangor (34)

6. Bukit Bakri in Muar, Johor (25)

7. Jalan Tg A Tiga in Johor Baru, Johor (19)

8. Jalan Renchong in Muar, Johor (12)

9. Laman Satu in Johor Baru, Johor (10)

10. Sg Kakus in Tatau, Sarawak (51)

11. Pekan Tatau Baru in Tatau, Sarawak (27)

12. Semanok in Tatau, Sarawak (7)

Other clusters

13. Kopi Blues in Tawau, Sabah (12)

14. Kg Penchala in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur (105)

15. Cabang Empat Chetok in Pasir Mas, Kelantan (17)

16. Jalan Permatang Lapan in Johor Baru, Johor (18)

Noor Hisham said the new clusters reported today brought the total number of clusters in the country to 2,438, of which 1,683 had ended. – June 11, 2021.