Sabah's new Covid-19 cases continue to rise, two more new clusters found

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah's new Covid-19 cases today continued to rise to 69 due to two new clusters related to a wedding reception and funeral, said Datuk Masidi Manjun.

"New cases in Sabah continue to rise in tandem with new clusters in Tawau and Keningau. Tawau reported 24 new cases and Keningau nine. Sabah's total today is 69," Sabah's spokesman for the crisis announced on Twitter.

"New cluster in Tawau originated from 'kenduri kahwin' (wedding reception) attended by 244 people, [in] Keningau a funeral."

Sabah registered 41 new cases and two new clusters also in Tawau yesterday.

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