The daily new Covid-19 cases in Sabah yesterday rose sharply to 172 cases compared to 82 cases the day before due to cases from Khidmat Cluster involving a boarding school in Kota Kinabalu, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Masidi Manjun.

Masidi, without naming the school involved, said from the 82 new cases detected in Kota Kinabalu, 72 were from the Khidmat Cluster and the school was already under Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO).