KUCHING: The state Health Department on Sunday (May 9) has declared a new Covid-19 cluster named the Jalan Stadium Negeri Cluster in this district.
The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cluster involved a sports technical association meeting.
It said the index case of the cluster, case 33,284, is a 65-year-old local man who was detected through symptomatic individual screening at Petra Jaya Health Clinic on May 3 and was confirmed positive on May 5.
The case has gotten the infection from the community and spread the virus to those who attended the meeting as well as family members.
SDMC added that of the 55 individuals screened, 17 were found positive including the index case, while 38 were negative on their first screening.
It added that all the positive cases were referred to Sarawak General Hospital and admitted to the Low-Risk Treatment Centre under it for isolation and further treatment.
The state now has 76 active clusters whereby 16 of them have recorded an additional of 82 new cases while the other 60 reported no cases.
