DTI Semuja Cluster 3 in Serian ends

KUCHING: The last active Covid-19 cluster—the DTI Semuja Cluster 3 in Serian—has finally ended. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced the end of the cluster in its daily update on Tuesday (April 19) after no new cases were recorded. It also said that no new Covid-19 clusters were reported in the state. The DTI […]

MP: Phase 4 but public still need to be vigilant

KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has reminded the people, especially the Chinese community who will be celebrating Chinese New Year in early February, to continue adhering to the Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedures (SOPs).He said he had been informed that there were several local associations that had started organising activities in conjunction […]

749 new Covid cases in Sarawak

KUCHING: Two Covid-19 clusters, namely Kampung Batu Kitang Jaya and Kampung Dangak — both in Kuching district — have come to an end after recording no new cases in the past 28 days. Sarawak now has 44 active clusters, of which two recorded one new case each. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 749 […]

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) […]

99.41 per cent of Tuesday’s cases Categories 1 and 2

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 2,358 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Sept 28), a slight drop compared to the 2,723 cases registered on Monday (Sept 27). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this brought the state’s case tally to 204,170. Of the 2,358 new cases reported, 2,344 or 99.41 per cent were in Categories 1 (no […]

Slight increase in new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 3,743 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Sept 11), ten cases more compared to the previous day’s tally of 3,734 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,735 or 99.79 percent of the new cases comprised Category 1 and 2 patients while only eight cases were in Category 3, 4, and 5. […]

Five new clusters announced

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By Rachel Mina   KUCHING: The state Health Department have declared emergence of five new Covid-19 clusters in Sarawak on Tuesday (Sept 7) — one each in Kuching, Sebauh, Tatau, Pakan and Subis. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), all five clusters are community clusters. The committee, in its daily statement said the […]

Decrease in cases today

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a notable decrease in its daily Covid-19 cases with 2,028 new cases registered on Monday (Aug 30), compared to 2,552 on Sunday (Aug 29). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 918 new cases were identified in Kuching, followed by Serian with 260, Bau with 129 and Sibu with 102 daily cases. […]

New Covid cases drop to 19,740

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,740 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a drop by over 800 cases compared to 20,546 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said the new development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1.42 million. “Nine states recorded four-digit […]

Six new clusters announced

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KUCHING: The State Health Department has announced the emergence of six new Covid-19 clusters in the district of Kuching. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the six new clusters are Kampung Tupong Cluster, Jalan Foochow Cluster, Besi Dua Cluster, Skim Penempatan Stapok 2 Cluster, Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim Cluster and Jalan Rubber […]