Covid-19: Cluster at Immigration detention centre leads to spike in Sarawak case numbers


Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas (centre) speaking at the state disaster management committee's Covid-19 briefing in Kuching.

KUCHING: A new cluster at the Semuja immigration detention centre in Serian has contributed to a spike in Covid-19 cases in Sarawak.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said there were 303 new cases and one death on Thursday (March 18), with 99 of the cases detected at the detention centre.

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