Five new clusters identified in state
KUCHING: Five new Covid-19 clusters were identified by the State Health Department yesterday. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the new clusters were the Luteng cluster in Telang Usan, the Po Ai cluster in Sri Aman, the Blimbing cluster in Bau, the Simpang Koko cluster in Sarikei and the Jalan Semariang cluster in Kuching. […]
Stunggang Cluster in Lundu ends
KUCHING: The State Health Department yesterday (June 27) announced the end of the Stunggang Cluster in Lundu after zero cases were recorded in the past 28 days. There are still 93 active clusters in the state. Sixteen clusters recorded additional 132 cases while the remaining ones have no new cases. The department added that Kabong […]
New Covid-19 cases up again, 5,244 reported Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in the country rose to 5,244 cases on Wednesday, after two consecutive days recording below 5,000. In a Twitter post, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this was an increase of 501 cases compared to 4,743 cases yesterday. The latest development brings cumulative Covid-19 cases in the […]
5,150 new Covid cases reported Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 5,150 new cases of Covid-19 over 24 hours from noon Tuesday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The number was lower by 269 cases as compared to the 5,419 cases reported from noon Monday to noon Tuesday. Dr Noor Hisham in a Twitter post stated that Selangor remained […]
EMCO at seven locations ends
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has ended the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at seven locations. The EMCO at Kampung Tanjung Bundong Tradisi and Kampung Tanjung Bundong Phase 1 and 2 in Kota Samarahan ended on Sunday (June 6). The EMCO at Rumah Lidi, Ulu Babu, Debak in Betong; Rumah Chunggat, Munggu Ubah […]
New Covid cases drop by 1,211 to 6,241 today
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped further to 6,241 today from 7,452 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 616,815, he said in a posting on his Twitter account. Selangor continued to top the daily case list with […]
7,289 new Covid cases, highest figure since pandemic began
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new cases of Covid-19 in Malaysia spiked to 7,289 over the past 24 hours, the highest figure ever recorded since the pandemic began in January last year. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his tweet said Selangor still recorded the highest daily tally at 2,642, followed by […]
Miri clusters originate from social events, institution settings
MIRI: Minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Sunday (May 16) revealed that many large Miri Covid-19 clusters originated from social events and institution settings where groups of people gathered and removed their masks for some reasons. “Some, despite being symptomatic, still attended the gatherings,” he said. […]
Slight drop in new covid-19 cases to 3,780 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped slightly to 3,780 today from 4,140 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 470,110. In a posting on his Twitter page, he said Selangor again topped the list with 1,275 cases, followed by […]
State records 324 new cases, four deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 324 new Covid-19 cases and four new deaths today. That takes the total number of cases in the state to 37,978, with the death toll at 219 to date, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). “Of the 324 new cases, Miri recorded 146, followed by Bintulu (36); Sibu (33); Kapit (22); […]
