KOTA KINABALU: The trend of high daily Covid-19 cases registered in Sabah is expected to continue for a while as delayed data comes in from districts that may not have given test result input faster, says Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.
The Sabah Covid-19 spokesman, who said earlier the more than 2,000 daily Covid-19 cases over the last few days was due to a backlog, added that state Health Department frontliners also had their hands full.“Data is also coming from outstation, which may not be factored on the same day the results are known,” Masidi said when asked how long the authorities think the backlog will affect the daily numbers.
“As we have said previously, the cases confirmed daily are not those that only happened within the last 24 hours. “Today , Kota Kinabalu figures rose to 883 cases, higher than 669 yesterday, while Penampang saw a drop to 210 from 406 cases previously,” he added.Masidi said as of Saturday , 51.7% of the targeted adult population in Sabah had received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while 29.3% have completed both doses.
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