This brings the number of active clusters nationwide to 190 in total.
In a statement Friday (Dec 11), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Sungai Putus cluster was detected from a targeted Covid-19 screening activity conducted at a factory in Klang, Selangor.
“As of Dec 11, a total of 2,001 individuals under this cluster have undergone screening, with 427 positive cases confirmed.
“The cases include 418 foreigners and nine Malaysians, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
The Erima cluster in Gombak, Selangor was discovered after its index case, a 25-year-old woman, developed symptoms and later tested positive for Covid-19 on Dec 7.
“Following the case, the employer arranged for a Covid-19 screening on workers and close contacts of the index case.
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