Brunei records another new daily high of 197 COVID-19 cases today, all local transmissions, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 1,333.
According to the Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar in a press conference, the sharp increase is attributed to 106 new cases of outstanding laboratory tests, whereas 91 cases are from tests conducted by the Laboratory Services Department in the last 24 hours.
The minister also confirmed one COVID-19 confirmed case has died due to heart attack. “The late patient was Case 849 of COVID-19 in Brunei Darussalam, who was a 70 year old local male and was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit at the relevant Centre on the night of 19 August 2021 due to a heart attack and is not categorised as death due to COVID-19,” the minister informed.
Additional cases to currently active clusters are as follows: 27 cases for the Chung Hua KB Cluster; 25 cases for Champion 7 Cluster – Blue Titanium; 10 cases for Champion 7 Cluster – Posh Elegance; 10 cases for Champion 7 Cluster – Platform; 1 case for Champion 7 Cluster – Others; 10 cases for The Mall Cluster; 10 cases for Immigration Cluster; 6 cases for PA Cluster; 6 cases for Al-Falah/Freda-Radin; 5 cases for BSP HQ Cluster (Block M); 5 cases for 583 Cluster;3 cases for ABCi Cluster; and 1 case for IBTE KB Cluster.
1 new cluster have been identified with 4 new cases, related to Case 884 that was reportedon 18 August 2021. This cluster is now known as the 884 Cluster.
Meanwhile, there are 74 cases where the source of infection is still being determined.
The cases in the active clusters are individuals who are currently being quarantined and were found to be in contact with several confirmed cases. Contact tracing for all these new cases is currently undergoing. All identified close contacts are required to undergo mandatory quarantine and RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 test.
Meanwhile, 8 cases have recovered today bringing the total of recovered cases to 351 cases. This means, a total of 979 active cases have been recorded in Brunei Darussalam.
Among the active cases, three cases are in critical condition, where two cases require ventilators and one case requires the help of an additional heart/lung machine (ECMO). Meanwhile, twenty cases have been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit for close monitoring. Of these 23 cases who are admitted at the Intensive Care Unit, only one had received a complete COVID-19 vaccine injection.
More details on Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin
