James Kon
Brunei Darussalam yesterday detected 314 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number recorded in a day.
With the latest cases, the national tally of confirmed cases has increased to 1,769. Among the new cases were four newly identified clusters as well as 141 cases of unknown source of infection.
Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar revealed these details at the daily press conference yesterday.
Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah also participated.
Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham said the four new clusters that have been identified are 17 new cases related to Case 1056 reported on August 19, 2021. This cluster is known as the Samima Cluster. In addition, five new cases are related to Case 1328 reported on August 20, 2021.
This cluster is now known as the 1328 Cluster.
Three new cases are related to a few previous cases including Case 650 reported on August 15, 2021. This cluster is now known as the Jaya Hypermart Cluster.
One new case is related to Case 362 reported on August 8, 2021 and Case 415 reported on August 10, 2021. This cluster is now known as the 362 Cluster.
There are also new cases for the current active clusters, the minister said. He added that there are 34 cases for Chung Hua KB Cluster, 21 cases for Immigration Cluster, 17 cases for Cluster Champion 7 – BT, and two cases for Cluster Champion 7 – Platform under The Champion 7 and surrounding vessels cluster.
He added 14 new cases for the BSP HQ Cluster (Block M), 12 cases for Al-Faalah/Freda-Radin Cluster, 10 cases for ABCi Cluster, nine cases for IBTE KB Cluster, nine cases for The Mall Cluster, five cases for Total Cluster, three cases for SKH Cluster, two cases for 477 Cluster, one case for Dragon Boat Cluster, one case for 583 Cluster, and one case for PA Cluster were also recorded.
Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham said six import cases were also recorded, with one case arriving in Brunei Darussalam on August 9, 2021 on board Singapore Airlines flight SQ148 from Thailand and one case arriving in Brunei Darussalam on August 9, 2021 on board Singapore Airlines flight SQ148 from Netherlands. Meanwhile four cases arrived in Brunei Darussalam on August 9, 2021 on board Royal Brunei BI004 from the United Kingdom.
The cases in the active clusters are individuals under quarantine and were found to be in contact with several confirmed cases. Contact tracing for all new cases is undergoing. All identified close contacts are required to undergo mandatory quarantine and RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 virus test.
