THE number of active Covid-19 clusters continued to rise as the Health Ministry (MoH) identified 35 new clusters in the past 24 hours, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

According to MoH data, a total of 1,161 clusters in the country are still active.

The health director-general said that of the total nationwide, 20 clusters were linked to community transmissions, 14 were traced to places of work and one was a religious grouping.

Kelantan accounted for 13 clusters, the most today, with nine linked to community, three to workplaces and one to the sole religious cluster.

Apart from that, seven clusters were detected in Selangor, the second highest, where six were at workplaces and one linked to community transmission.

Other states reporting clusters were Perak with five; Sarawak (four); Johor (two); Sabah, Terengganu, Malacca and Kuala Lumpur (one each).

The 35 new clusters are:

Community

1. Kg Morak Palekbang in Tumpat, Kelantan (34 cases)

2. Kg Belimbing Jeli in Jeli, Kelantan (24 cases)

3. Kg Seligi in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan (21 cases)

4. Kg Kebakat in Tumpat, Kelantan (21 cases)

5. Kg Baru Pupoh Selising in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan (20 cases)

6. Kg Changgong Melawi in Bachok, Kelantan (14 cases)

7. Kg Teratak Pulai Gunong in Bachok, Kelantan (12 cases)

8. Jalan Belakang Kompleks Sekolah In Kota Baru, Kelantan (12 cases)

9. Kg Nelayan Tok Bali in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan (11 cases)

10. Kg Bintawa Hilir in Kuching, Sarawak (159 cases)

11. Kg Bunuk in Kuching, Sarawak (47 cases)

12. Kg Bintawa Tengah in Kuching, Sarawak (30 cases)

13. Kg Haji Baki in Kuching, Sarawak (16 cases)

14. Kg Belum Baru in Hulu Perak, Perak (54 cases)

15. Kg Bersia Lama in Hulu Perak, Perak (46 cases)

16. Samak Melintang in Hilir Perak, Perak (14 cases)

17. Taman Pelangi Langkap in Hilir Perak, Perak (14 cases)

18. Tempasuk Kota Belud in Kota Belud, Sabah (29 cases)

19. Ulu Tamu in Hulu Selangor, Selangor (15 cases)

20. Kg Tanah Lot Merchang in Marang, Terengganu (43 cases)

Workplace

1. Industry Batu Tujuh Perepat in Klang, Selangor (106 cases)

2. Industry Jalan Sungai Buaya in Hulu Selangor, Selangor (99 cases)

3. Jalan Dato Yussof in Klang, Selangor (58 cases)

4. Jalan Dengkil in Sepang, Selangor (26 cases)

5. Industry Jalan Tungsten in Sepang, Selangor (22 cases)

6 Tanjung 2 Construction Site in Kuala Langat, Klang and Petaling, Selangor (33 cases)

7. Kg Pak Jah in Tumpat, Kelantan (31 cases)

8. Industry Jeli in Jeli, Kelantan (19 cases)

9. Jalan Pasir Mas - Salor in Kota Baru, Machang and Tumpat, Kelantan (16 cases)

10. Mutiara Kesang in Tangkak, Johor (23 cases)

11. Jalan Chee Chien Kiang in Muar, Johor (12 cases)

12. Industry Taman Tasik Utama in Central Malacca, Jasin and Alor Gajah, Malacca (63 cases)

13. Fair Park Construction Site in Kinta, Perak (118 cases)

14. Jalan Jalil Satu Construction Site in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur (111 cases)

Religious

1. Kg Lubok Kawah in Pasir Mas, Kelantan (11 cases)

Noor Hisham said today’s additions brought the total number of clusters in the country to 3,786, of which 2,635 have ended. – August 4, 2021.