KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's daily Covid-19 cases dipped below the 200 mark on Monday (March 28) for the first time since Jan 24.

       State Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that 194 new cases were reported and reflected a drop of 51 cases compared to Sunday (March 27).

       Kota Kinabalu City recorded only 55 new cases Monday, after it recorded an increasing trend a day earlier.

       "The drop in cases in Kota Kinabalu is one of the main factors contributing to the lower number of cases across the state," he said.

       Apart from Kota Kinabalu, four other districts - Tuaran (26 cases), Papar (18), Sandakan (11) and Tawau (10) - recorded double digits.

       A total of 18 districts recorded a single-digit number of new cases," he said, adding that Semporna, Nabawan, Tongod and Kalabakan districts did not record any new infections.

       Masidi also said that only four clusters remain active, with Sabah health department declaring three clusters - Pengkalan Abai Cluster (Kota Belud), Jalan Beluran Lama Cluster (Beluran) and Batu Enam Cluster (Kota Belud) as over.

       A total of 187 people or 96.39% of 194 new patients Monday were placed under Category 1 and 2. There were three people in Category 3, three people in Category 4 and one patient in Category 5.