28 Covid-19 deaths between Sept 30 and Oct 11
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) says 28 fatalities due to Covid-19 had been recorded from Sept 30 to Oct 11. On Sept 30, a 70-year-old woman from Betong passed away at Saratok Hospital. She had a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, dyslipidemia and chronic kidney disease. Two deaths recorded on Oct 7 […]
Eight deaths including two brought in dead cases
KUCHING: Sarawak today (Oct 8) reported eight Covid-19 deaths comprising mostly of elderly people with comorbidities, including two brought-in dead (BID) cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that two of the deaths occurred on Sept 28 while six others died between Oct 2 and Oct 6. “Out of eight deaths, the oldest involved […]
State reports 20 fatalities with six brought-in dead cases
KUCHING: Sarawak reported 20 Covid-19 deaths today (Oct 7), including six brought-in dead (BID) cases, comprising mostly elderly people with comorbidities. Fourteen of the deaths occurred between Oct 1 and Oct 6, while one death case occurred on Sept 7, Sept 23, Sept 27, Sept 29 and Sept 30 respectively. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee […]
22 latest deaths including seven BID cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 22 Covid-19 deaths, mostly comprising elderly people with comorbid diseases on Wednesday (Oct 6). Twenty of the deaths occurred between Oct 2 and 5 while one occurred on June 12 and another on September 28. Out of 22 fatalities, seven were brought-in dead (BID) cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said […]
State records slight increase in new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,361 new Covid-19 cases yesterday (Oct 5), a slight increase compared to the previous day’s 1,189 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 1,340 cases (98.46 percent) comprised Category 1 and 2 while 21 cases (1.54 percent) were in Categories 3, 4 and 5. It said Kuching accounted for the highest […]
20 backlog death cases confirmed
KUCHING: A 27-year-old man was among 20 newly confirmed backlog Covid-19 death cases registered in Sarawak from June 15 to October 3. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily statement said the man was confirmed dead at Sibu Hospital and had no history of chronic illnesses. It said a brought in dead (BID) […]
Three BID cases among 12 new deaths in state
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 12 new Covid-19 deaths on Sunday (Oct 3). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that seven of the dead were female patients and the other five were male patients. “There were three brought-in-dead (BID) cases comprising females from Kapit, Kuching and Bintulu. “Miri accounted for two of the latest deaths, Sarikei […]
Sarawak records slight drop in cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a slight dropped with 2,121 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Oct 2), bringing the cumulative number of cases to 214,158. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), 2,108(99.39 percent) are Category 1 and 2 case, while 13 (0.61 percent) are Category 3, 4 and 5 cases. “For Category 1 cases (no […]
Call for information on deteriorating cases
KUCHING: State Health director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed has been urged to release data on the number or percentage of Covid-19 cases in Categories 1 and 2 which later deteriorate into Categories 4 and 5 after the initial point of reporting. Social activist Voon Shiak Ni believed that the daily reporting of infections classified […]
26 deaths between Sept 19 and 28
By Nazrinzulaiqa Hasbi KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reported 26 Covid-19 fatalities in the state between Sept 19 and 28. The number included 11 brought-in dead (BID) cases. “On Sept 19, a 63-year-old woman who had a history of high blood, diabetes and kidney failure died in Betong Hospital. “On Sept 20, Betong […]
