KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The Ministry of Health said today it has recorded 15 new Covid-19 clusters in the past 24 hours, with 12 of them detected within workplaces.
These 12 clusters are spread out in seven states in the Peninsular, with five alone detected in Selangor.
Two other clusters were detected within the community, namely the Hikmah Muadzam and Taman Murni cluster, both located in Pahang, while one other cluster is traced back to a high-risk group in the Federal Territories.
Malaysia recorded 3,391 new cases overall today, with Selangor still leading the number of cases at 1,228.
This included 165 cases from existing clusters, with 46 infections detected in the new five clusters: Jalan Mokhtar, Bandar Teknologi, Jalan Enam Belas, Persiaran Jaya, and the Jalan Lima.
Most notable clusters were the Jalan Mokhtar in Klang and the Jalan Enam Belas in Subang Jaya, where both were traced back to a supermarket.
Collectively 144 people have been screened in both clusters, with 67 cases so far are confirmed Covid-19 positive.
Other notable clusters were the Jalan Rumbia Dua in Johor Baru and Sri Sengkang in Kulai, where both clusters were traced back to factories.
The Sri Sengkang cluster have so far screened 183 individuals with 133 of them found to be Covid-19 positive, while the Jalan Rumbia Dua have seen 694 individuals screened and 126 were positive.
In the Federal Territory, the high risk cluster detected through targeted screening was located in Cheras and was traced back to a care home.
Named the Jalan Jubilee cluster, it has screened 39 individuals so far, with 25 of them are Covid-19 positive.
