SEREMBAN (Bernama): The Negri Sembilan government plans to set up an additional Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) at the Pusat Dakwah Islamiah in Paroi if there is an urgent need, following the increase in cases in the state.

       Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun (pic) said this would help reduce the crowd at the area's existing CACs in Taman Tasik Jaya and the Nilai Indoor Stadium, which are currently receiving an average attendance of 800 to 900 patients daily.

       “In addition, a virtual patient assessment mechanism will also be implemented to improve the existing CAC management,” he said on Friday (July 16).

       He said the attendance at CACs in other districts, namely in Kuala Pilah, Rembau, Jelebu, Jempol, Port Dickson and two centres in Tampin, is at an average of 90 cases per day.

       On Thursday (July 15), Negri Sembilan recorded 1,603 new Covid-19 positive cases, the highest ever recorded in the state, with a cumulative total of 57,359.

       In another development, 111 residents in Blocks B and E of Taman Waja, Kuala Pilah, underwent Covid-19 screening on Wednesday, involving the Taman Waja Cluster, the eighth cluster detected in the district.

       Kuala Pilah safety and disaster management committee chairman Mohd Faizal Abdul Manap said the targeted screening was carried out following the high outbreak infection rate recorded in both blocks, with three deaths. – Bernama