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KUCHING (Nov 13): The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) identified a new Covid-19 group in Sarawak called the Abell Group.
This group involves the Pending and Padungan area in Kuching after the index case was identified following a Covid-19 self-assessment in a private laboratory on November 10.
Close contact tracing has yielded 13 more cases since November 10, and all of them have been kept at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for further treatment.
According to a statement from SDMC today, as of noon today, 70 people from the group have been tested, with 14 testing positive, 13 negative, and another 43 awaiting lab test results.
“Of the 14 cases in the Abell Cluster, 10 were new cases reported today,” the SDMC statement said today.
Meanwhile, five other groups remain active in Sarawak and the Bah Arnab group, the Baki group, the Seladah group and the Green Hill group do not report any new positive cases today.
The Wisma Saberkas Cluster had a new case today, bringing the total number of cases to 42, including the index case.
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