730 new cases, lowest in two months
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 730 new Covid-19 cases today (Oct 17), the lowest since Aug 14 when 725 cases were recorded. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that of the number, 709 cases or 97.12 percent were in Categories 1 (no symptoms) and 2 (mild symptoms). Of the other 21 cases (2.88 percent), […]
Kuching tops new cases in state
KUCHING: Sarawak on Sunday (Oct 10) recorded 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, six more cases compared to Saturday’s 1,126 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily Covid-19 update today, said 1,118 or 98.76 percent of the new cases were of categories 1 and 2, while 14 cases were of categories 3, 4 and […]
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) […]
1,418 new cases in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,418 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Oct 3), pushing the cumulative number of cases to 215,576. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), 1,407 or 99.22 percent are Category 1 and 2 cases while 11 or 0.78 percent are Category 3, 4 and 5 cases. “For Category 1 (no symptoms), there […]
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 […]
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 […]
16 deaths reported in state
KUCHING: Sixteen new deaths related to Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday (Sept 28), with these fatalities occurring on Sept 9 and from Sept 21 to 27. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the death recorded on Sept 9 involved a 68-year-old woman from Bintulu who passed away at the Bintulu Hospital. “The case had […]
Increase in state’s Covid cases
KUCHING: The state’s daily Covid-19 cases reverted to high numbers on Monday (Sept 20) with 3,619 new cases reported, a notable increase compared to Sunday’s (Sept 19) 2,707 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,611 of the newly registered cases fell into Categories 1 and 2 while eight cases were Categories 4 and […]
State records highest daily fatalities with 20 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 20 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday (Sept 19), the highest recorded by the state within 24 hours. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the latest fatalities pushed the death toll to 689 cases to date. Twelve of the dead were male and the other eight were female patients. There were three brought-in-dead […]
