A second sample was taken for tests from five patients suspected of being infected with Leptospirosis or rat urine after a school visit to the Jasin Hot Springs, according to prescribed procedure.

State exco for Health, Human Resources and Unity Ngwe Hee Sem said based on the first sample test conducted, only one patient was tested positive for the disease.

“We are still waiting for the final results of the second sample taken from all the victims involved. So far four students and one guardian are still being treated in hospital while the rest of the 33 reported cases are receiving treatment at the clinic,” he said in Pulau Gadong, Klebang here today.