Five fatal cases, death toll now 305
UCHING: Sarawak recorded five new deaths today (June 2) involving Covid-19 infection, bringing the state’s death toll to 305. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 301st death was Case 47,491ß, involving a local 83-year-old woman who was found unconscious at home by family members. “The medical team which arrived at the case’s house confirmed that the case no longer showed signs of life and was declared to have passed away on May 30,” the committee said in a statement. The case was brought to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for further investigation by a forensic team. A reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rT-PCR) test was done and it returned positive on May 31. “The case did not have comorbidities. This death has been categorised as Brought-in Dead (BID),” said SDMC. They said the 302nd death was Case 37,238, a local man aged 69 years, who had received treatment at Kapit Hospital as he had symptoms of cough and breathing difficulties. “The results of rT-PCR testing were positive for Covid-19 on May 13. The case’s health condition deteriorated and he passed away on May 31. This case had comorbidities of high blood pressure and diabetes,” the committee said. SDMC said the 303rd death was Case 39,461, a local woman aged 66 years who was admitted to Miri Hospital as she was experiencing cough and difficulty breathing for a week. “An rT-PCR test was done and it was positive for Covid-19 on May 18. The case’s health condition declined and she passed away on May 31. The case had high blood pressure.” As for the 304th death reported, this was Case 46,918, involving a local 64-year-old man who was admitted to Miri Hospital after he experienced cough and breathing difficulties for two days. “An rT-PCR test was done and it returned positive on May 30. The case’s health condition deteriorated and he passed away on June 1,” SDMC said, adding that this case had comorbidities of high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, and end-stage kidney disease. With regard to the 305th death, the committee said this was Case 43,766, a local woman aged 75 years who was admitted to SGH as she was experiencing fever and breathing difficulties. An rT-PCR test was conducted and it was positive on May 25. The case’s health declined before she passed away on June 2. “The case had comorbidities of high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and obesity,” said SDMC.
Vital to detect as many Covid-19 cases as possible
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said it was important to detect as many Covid-19 cases in Kuching-Samarahan-Serian as possible. “Let’s not have low numbers because if we don’t aggressively test, later on, we may end up with so many symptomatic cases overnight,” he said in a Facebook […]
Malaysia records 4,498 new cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 4,498 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, just 39 days after reaching the lowest figure of 941 on March 29. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that with the latest figure, Malaysia’s total number of infections was now 432,425. Of the 4,498 cases, Selangor state continued […]
1,510 new cases, eight deaths reported Saturday
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a slight drop in positive Covid-19 cases to 1,510 today from 1,854 yesterday, with eight new deaths reported, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brings the cumulative positive cases to 359,117, with 15,059 being active cases, and the death toll to 1,321. Dr Noor Hisham […]
1,294 new cases, 5 fatalities reported today
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,294 new Covid-19 cases and five fatalities were reported nationwide over the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that of the new cases, 1,268 were local transmissions and the other 26 were imported cases. “There were also 1,442 recoveries, taking the total […]
1,178 new cases, six deaths reported Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,178 new Covid-19 cases and six fatalities were recorded in Malaysia over the last 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 1,377 recovered cases were also reported, taking the total number of recoveries to 331,001. “Of the new cases, 1,158 were local transmissions while 20 others were imported […]
1,482 new cases, seven fatalities nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 1,482 new Covid-19 cases and seven fatalities over the past 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 1,070 recovered cases were also reported, taking the total number of recoveries to 329,624, adding that there are now 14,604 active Covid-19 cases in the country. “Of the new cases, 1,480 were […]
1,360 new cases, two fatalities reported on March 25
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,360 new Covid-19 cases and two fatalities were reported over the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said there were also 1,491 recoveries during the same period, taking the total number of recoveries in the country to 322,416 while the death toll stood […]
Labuan records highest infectivity rate
KUALA LUMPUR: Labuan recorded the highest Covid-19 daily infectivity rate (Rt), at 1.82, in the country as of Tuesday. Based on infographics shared on his Twitter account, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Pahang had the second highest Rt at 1.31, followed by Melaka (1.24), Kedah (1.16), Kelantan (1.11) and Penang (1.03). […]
New cases below 2,000 for the past 2 weeks, two deaths
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new daily Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has stayed below 2,000 for 14 consecutive days, with 1,576 cases reported today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the latest infections reported over the last 24 hours brought the cumulative figure for positive cases to 330,042, of which […]
