KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another five positive Covid-19 cases yesterday (April 19), bringing the total number of cases in Sarawak to 408 since the first positive case was reported on March 13.
All these five cases are being treated at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Kuching.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah when delivering the daily Covid-19 update, said as of yesterday, 99 new cases of persons under investigation (PUI) were recorded, while 95 PUI were still awaiting lab test results.
He added seven positive patients had recovered and were discharged from the hospital, bringing the total of recovered cases to 64.
Uggah, who is also the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman, said of these seven recovered cases, five were treated at SGH and the remaining at Sibu Hospital.
On Sarawakians returning from overseas and other states, he said 55 were recorded yesterday, bringing the total number of persons under surveillance (PUS) to 1,493. They are being quarantined in 16 hotels in the state.
Of the 16 hotels, four are in Kuching, two in Bintulu, nine in Miri and one in Limbang.
“The situation in Sarawak is under control and the movement control order (MCO) compliance rate is 97 per cent. Therefore, I urge Sarawakians to continue abiding by the instructions given by the government in order to curb the spread of Covid-19,” Uggah said.
