158 new Sabah cases; one death in Kota Kinabalu

22 Sep 2022 • 10:03 AM MYT
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Kota Kinabalu: Sabah recorded 158 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, a slight increase from 144 the day earlier. One death was recorded in Kota Kinabalu.

Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the State recorded a lower positivity rate of 7.36 per cent, which accounts for the marginal increase of cases despite a higher number of test samples.

There were 2,528 test samples on Tuesday, compared to 1,337 the day before which had a higher positivity rate of 10.85 per cent.

He said Kota Kinabalu topped the list with 42 cases, followed by Sandakan (27), Tawau (26), Penampang (10), Beaufort (7) and Kota Belud (5).

“Five districts did not record any new infections, namely Tongod, Sipitang, Pitas, Kuala Penyu and Kinabatangan,” he said in a statement, Tuesday.

He said 157 out of 158 cases were category one and two infections, while one case was in category three.

No new clusters were identified.

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