Brunei catat 314 kes baharu positif Covid-19 semalam

Brunei reported 314 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, another record daily spike, bringing the national tally to 1,769.

According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the new cases included 308 local infections and six imported cases. While the source of infection of 141 local cases is still under investigation, 141 are related to 14 active clusters already identified and 26 are related to four new clusters confirmed on Sunday.

It marked the fourth consecutive day that daily cases exceeded 100.

All new cases in the active clusters are individuals who are currently being quarantined and were found to be in contact with several confirmed cases.

There are currently 1,346 active cases being treated and monitored at the National Isolation Centre, with four of them in critical condition requiring respiratory assistance and 21 others under close monitoring.

Before the detection of seven local cases on Aug 7, Brunei had kept a record of 457 days without community infections.

The health ministry said a drive-through swab center will start operation on Monday to boost the testing capacity.

Brunei also reported 64 recoveries on Sunday. There have been a total of 419 recovered patients and four Covid-related deaths reported so far in the country

Sumber – TheStar