Published on: Monday, July 19, 2021
By: Anthea Peter
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Kota Kinabalu: Sabah on Sunday recorded the highest daily number of 666 Covid-19 cases, with half of the caseload stemming from clusters at the Kapayan Prison and Tawau Prison, said Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun (pic).
“It’s Prison Day statistics-wise, as 50.3 per cent of today’s massive caseload of 666 stems from two prisons,” he said in a statement, Sunday, adding the Kapayan Prison contributed 211 cases while the Tawau Prison contributed 145 cases.
Masidi said 67.4 per cent (449 cases) were from existing clusters in localities that have already been placed under Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO).