KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 ― The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced four more new Covid-19 clusters in the country today that have caused 52 new infections in total so far.

In a press conference today, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah named two of the new clusters as the Kupi-Kupi cluster in Penampang, Sabah and the Ikon Bantang Construction site cluster in Kuala Lumpur.

The remaining two clusters were dubbed the Bandar Impian cluster in Kluang, Johor and the Jalan Kemang cluster in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan.

Referring to the Kupi-Kupi cluster, Dr Noor Hisham said the first infected person was detected on December 2 during a screening of individuals with Covid-19 symptoms.

“Until December 9, a total of 12 people were tested, where all 12 were detected positive for Covid-19 in this cluster,” he said.

The Ikon Bantang Construction Site cluster was detected on December 9 after targeted screenings at a construction site. To date, 523 people have been screened, and 12 found positive.

The index patient in the Bandar Impian cluster was initially diagnosed with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection on December 1.

Since then, 58 people have been tested in relation to this cluster, with 25 found positive for Covid-19.

The Jalan Kemang cluster was detected on November 25 during a screening of a person with symptoms. As of today, 257 people have been screened, and 19 tested positive.

Dr Noor Hisham also announced the end of four clusters today. They are named the Gala, Harmoni, Mahkota, and Bah Kenangan clusters.

This leaves a total of 185 clusters still active in the country.