PUTRAJAYA: A total of 12 of 15 new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia are related to the Pedas cluster in Negri Sembilan. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cluster, which is linked to a chicken factory in Pedas, Rembau, had contributed to 316 cases since May.
“A total of 957 individuals related to the cluster, comprising 844 close contacts and 113 family members, have been screened.
“Most importantly, this cluster is under control and we hope we can end it as soon as possible, ” he said. The other two cases are imported ones involving Malaysians who had returned from Tunisia and Singapore. He said the man had been treated for Covid-19 at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang before he was discharged.
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