KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster, the Jalan Tanjung Cluster, has been identified in Bintulu.
Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said on Monday (March 15) that the index case was Case 12,173 — a 27-year-old local woman, who is an employee of a supermarket.
She was detected through a screening of symptomatic individuals on March 13 at Bintulu Health Clinic.
“The infected individual is likely to have gotten an infection from locals when she was in Bintulu, and she does not have close contact with any positive cases that have been identified previously.
“As a result of further investigation and active case detection among all employees in the supermarket, an additional 18 new cases tested positive.”
According to SDMC, active case detection would continue to trace all close contacts consisting of family members and social contacts to these cases.
“127 people were screened in which 19 were positive, including the index case, 106 were negative, while another two are still waiting for results.
“All 19 cases were referred to Bintulu Hospital for isolation and further treatment.”
With the addition of the cluster, there are a total of 29 active clusters in Sarawak — Jalan Tanjung Cluster, Kidurong Dua Cluster, and Jun Heng Cluster in Bintulu; Bergalak Cluster in Song; Sena Cluster, and Rakut Cluster in Miri; Emperoh Jambu Cluster, Kampung Sungai Maong Cluster, Jalan Green Cluster in Kuching.
In Sibu District, the active clusters are Kiba Cluster, Jalan Awang Cluster, Geronggang Cluster, Mas Merah Cluster, Pasai Cluster and Tangap Sub-Cluster (Subis); Melor Cluster in Pusa; Tunggal Cluster, and Nanga Lijan Cluster in Julau; Sungai Bakong Cluster, Buluh Pasi Cluster in Meradong.
In Kapit District, the active clusters are Gelong Cluster, and Jan Yong Cluster; Jalan Main Bazaar Cluster, Kejutau Cluster, and Sebangkoi Cluster in Sri Aman; Buloh Cluster in Selangau; Jalan Ho Pin Cluster, and Univista Cluster in Samarahan; and Seruas Cluster in Beluru.
As of Monday, Song, Serian, Subis, Julau, Betong, Meradong, Kuching, Kapit, Bintulu, Miri, and Sibu districts are still red zones after recording 2,571 cases in the past 14 days.
Bau, Mukah, and Sarikei districts are orange after recording 93 cases in the past two weeks.
Dalat, Limbang, Selangau, Telang Usan, Tanjung Manis, Sri Aman, Kanowit, Samarahan, Belaga, Lundu, Bukit Mabong, Tatau, Marudi, Pusa, Asajaya, Beluru, Saratok, and Sebauh districts remain yellow zones after recording 129 cases in the past 14 days.
Sarawak currently has eight green zones.
