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PUTRAJAYA: The Sivagangga Covid-19 cluster is five days away from being declared closed as no new cases have been detected in 23 days, says the Ministry of Health.
The ministry said the 45 positive cases linked to this group have been discharged after the patients recovered.
“The last two cases linked to Sivagangga’s group were reported on August 9, and both men are third-generation cases.
“As of today, the cluster has no new cases for 23 days and will be declared closed if there are no infections after 28 days,” the ministry posted on its @KKMPutrajaya Twitter account on Wednesday (September 2).
The ministry uses 28 days as a reference to declare a cluster closed if no new cases are reported within that period.
A period of 28 days corresponds to two incubation cycles of Covid-19.
The Sivagangga group had infected 45 patients in Kedah, Penang and Perlis since it was detected on July 28.
His index case, patient 8937, is a 57-year-old permanent resident who owns a nasi kandar restaurant in Kubang Pasu, Kedah.
Nezar Mohamed Sabur Batca was sentenced to a total of 20 months in jail and fined RM12,000 by the Jitra Magistrates Court in mid-August after pleading guilty to four counts under Section 15 (1) of the Jitra Law. Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. 1988.
There are 13 groups active in the country as of September 1, including the latest being the Benteng Lahad Datu group in Sabah.
The largest active group today is the Tawar group, based in Kedah and Penang, which still has 33 patients in treatment.
Two patients have died while another 40 have recovered and been discharged.
# COVID-19 The 45 positive cases from the Sivagagga PUI Group were cured and discharged.
The last two cases in the cluster were reported on August 9 and both are third generation men.
To date, this group has no new cases for 23 days and pic.twitter.com/zbIwSSElbT
– KKMalaysia (@KKMPutrajaya) September 2, 2020
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