3 more deaths, 277 cases, one new cluster in Sabah

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah recorded three more Covid-19 deaths, 277 new cases and one new cluster, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.

A 61-year-old man died at Tawau Hospital, a 54-year-old woman at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and another man, 51, at Semporna Hospital. All locals had pre-existing health problems.

A total of 113 cases were close contacts, 31 in existing clusters, 15 in the new Highway cluster in Kota Belud and 118 other screening cases. The nationwide caseload today was 374 cases, which included two in Labuan.

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Sabah authorities are expected to issue a statement soon on the district and mukim breakdowns of the new cases.

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