KOTA KINABALU: A new 500-bed Covid-19 quarantine and low-risk treatment centre was opened today at the Sandakan temporary detention centre, which houses illegal immigrants.
The state government’s Covid-19 spokesman, Masidi Manjun, said there were now a total of 6,097 beds at low-risk treatment centres in Sabah, and 1,007 beds at Covid-19 hospitals.
He said only 31.7% of all beds were in use.
Sandakan recorded 74 new Covid-19 cases out of the 290 reported in Sabah today, the second-highest after Kota Kinabalu (90 cases), he said in a statement tonight.
He also said that the compliance level among Sandakan folks was at 98%, which is 12th best among the 19 districts in Sabah, with the districts of Kinabatangan, Sipitang and Kota Belud having the highest level at 99%.
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