Covid-19: New cluster identified in S'wak, index case returned from Sabah on Oct 2

KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster has been identified in Sarawak involving a man who returned from Sabah on Oct 2, says Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah.

The Deputy Chief Minister said the Bah Arnab cluster in Kuching was detected after 16 close contacts of the index case, who was reported to be positive on Oct 6, were screened.

The three cases in the new cluster were among eight new Covid-19 cases reported in Sarawak on Thursday, bringing the state's tally to 732. Besides the three locally transmitted cases in the Bah Arnab cluster, the other local transmission involved a close contact of a case who tested positive on Oct 6 after returning from Tawau to Bintulu.

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