'Despite new cases below 2,000, Sabah's Covid situation still unstable'

9 Mar 2022 • 9:16 PM MYT
Daily Express
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Kota Kinabalu: Despite new cases falling below the 2,000 mark, Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk Masidi Manjun reminded the public that the State’s Covid-19 situation is not stable yet.

“The high percentage of sporadic infections in 22 out of 27 districts in Sabah is a sign that Sabah has not reached the stabilisation phase and a drastic yoyo trend is expected to occur,” he said in a statement, Wednesday, adding that Sabah's sporadic infection rate was 60.65 per cent.

He added that the rise of cases in several districts as of late is also a clear sign that the caseload is expected to increase in the near future.

Sabah’s cases rose slightly to 1,352 on Wednesday from 1,216 the day earlier, while the death tally rose to 18.

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