28 Jun 2021 / 07:58 H.
KOTA KINABALU: It is believed that the activity of selling illegal lottery has triggered one of the three Covid-19 clusters detected in Sabah yesterday, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.
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The Bata Durok Quarters cluster in Keningau was triggered by the index case, a 69-year-old Malaysian man who tested positive on June 23 and close contact screenings detected 11 more positive cases.
“This cluster involved community transmission in Mukim Lingkudau, Luagan and Patikang in the Keningau district.
“Based on preliminary investigation, this social activity of selling illegal lottery is believed to have been the cause of infections that spread to family members and, eventually, the community,” he said in a statement last night.