Icom Cluster declared in Kuching

The State Health Department yesterday declared a new Covid-19 cluster here, dubbed Icom Cluster, after an infected individual attended a training session involving employees of a property management company at Icom Square.

According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the cluster, which has recorded 31 cases, involved participants of a dinner at a restaurant at CityOne Megamall on April 13 who then moved on to a bistro at Jalan Song.

The case then attended a training session on April 14 with a few lecturers who came from outside Sarawak.

Following further investigation, the participants were found to be employees of a property management advisor agency located at Icom Square at Jalan Pending, SDMC said in a statement.

“The index case is a 20-yearold Sarawakian man who was screened at a private clinic in Kuching after experiencing symptoms on April 18,” said the committee.

With the newest addition,

Sarawak currently has 54 active clusters of which 11 recorded new infections yesterday.

The clusters that reported new cases were Tarat Tani Cluster in Serian (10), Jalan Disa Cluster in Sibu (4), Kampung Tengah Cluster in Betong (3), Duranda Emas Cluster in Serian (3), Jalan Baji Cluster in Sarikei (2), Sungai Anus Cluster in Selangau (2), Bulatan Aman Cluster in Sibu (1), Tembok Sri Aman Cluster in Sri Aman (1), Pujut Satu Cluster in Miri (1), Jalan Bambangan Cluster in Mukah (1) and the new Icom Cluster in Kuching (1).