BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported 423 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, a record daily rise, bringing the national tally to 10,251.
A previous record daily high was reported on Oct. 10 with 381 new COVID-19 cases. Before the detection of seven local cases on Aug. 7, Brunei had kept a record of 457 days without community infections, with the accumulated confirmed cases standing at 340 at that time.
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, all the new cases are local infections. While the source of infection of 194 local cases is still under investigation, four new clusters have been detected involving 162 cases. All these new clusters are private home clusters, two of which are used by two companies to accommodate their employees.
There are currently 2,501 active cases being treated and monitored at the National Isolation Center. A total of 7,682 recovered patients and 68 patients' deaths have been reported so far in the country. Enditem
