Macau's Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced this afternoon that eight of 100 environmental samples have tested positive for COVID-19.
According to a statement by the government-run centre, the eight positive samples were found in places connected to the life and work of a four-member family cluster infected with the Delta variant. The cluster was confirmed early last week.
The samples were found in the family's home, public areas of the building were they usually live, work places and other premises visited by each of the four patients - supermarkets, restaurants and libraries.
Among the positive samples, one was found in the car driven by the family's father and another in the lunch box left in a mini-fridge of his workplace.
The centre announced last week that the male patient works as a driver for the Macau Health Bureau (SSM). The family comprises two schoolchildren and their parents. They are undergoing treatment at an isolation facility. All of them are reportedly in stable condition.
The centre pointed out that all those who had been in contact with the contaminated premises, facilities or places have meanwhile been quarantined. All the areas have meanwhile been disinfected.
The Macau government carried out the city's first-ever disease mass testing last week. No positive results were found among the 716,251 people tested between last Tuesday and Saturday.
Macau's COVID-19 tally stands at 63. The city confirmed its first novel coronavirus case on January 22 last year. According to the the latest official demographics, its population stood at 682,500 at the end of the first quarter of this year. No COVID-19 facility has been recorded in Macau.
