Increase in COVID-19 cases, says dept
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department reported that there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases in the state for three consecutive weeks. Director Dr Ooi Choo Huck in a statement today said that 601 cases were recorded in Epidemiology (Epid) Week 31/2022 from July 31 to Aug 6. “Meanwhile, a total of 930 cases reported […]
335 Covid-19 cases in Epidemiological Week 26
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 335 Covid-19 cases in Epidemiological (Epid) Week 26, a slight decrease from Week 25, which recorded 354. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said out of the 335 cases, 325 were Category 1 and 2 while 10 were either Category 3, 4 or 5. Kuching topped the list with 114 cases, followed […]
354 new Covid-19 cases recorded in latest report
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 354 new Covid-19 cases during Epid (epidemiological) Week 25, a slight increase from Epid Week 24’s 325 cases. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) weekly report on Monday (June 27), Kuching remained the state’s most affected district during Epid Weeks 25 and 24, with 97 and 104 cases respectively. In […]
State registers uptick in weekly COVID-19 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of 267 COVID-19 cases during the 23rd epidemiology (epid) week (June 5 to 11) compared to 175 cases during the previous epidemiology week. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its weekly COVID-19 update said the new cases bring the cumulative COVID-19 cases in the state to 306,992. It said that […]
Latest count of covid-19 cases in Malaysia and selected countries
KUALA LUMPUR: The following are the updates on Covid-19 figures in Malaysia and selected countries across the world as at 10 am today. Globally there have been 169,118,995 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 3,519,175 deaths as reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) as at 28 May. Also a total of 1,546,316,352 vaccine doses have been administered globally as at […]
Circuit-breaker needed
KUCHING: A circuit-breaker is needed in Sarawak to curb the high number of Covid-19 cases it is facing now. This is the view of Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii when commenting on the Covid-19 situation in the state. “There are many Covid-19 red zones in the state and it shows how serious the condition […]
Cases projected to reach four digits and beyond soon
KUCHING: The daily number of Covid-19 positive cases in Malaysia is projected to reach four digits in the next one or two months. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian, after referring to a graph of the daily Covid-19 cases, said that it would not be surprising if the daily cases […]
Send extra vaccine supplies to Sarawak immediately
KUCHING: The federal government and the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) have been urged to ensure immediate extra supplies of vaccine to Sarawak in view of the spike in Covid-19 cases in the state. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said this was in line with the government’s vaccine “ring strategy” announced by […]
Ensure trend in Sibu cases continue declining
SIBU: Residents of Sibu are urged to work together and cooperate with authorities to help lower the number of Covid-19 cases. According to Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee, this is in view of the declining trend of Covid-19 cases recorded in the district for the sixth consecutive week. “There was […]
Ramadan bazaar at Bandong Walk might be scrapped
SIBU: It is challenging to consider allowing a Ramadan bazaar to operate at Bandong Walk, Jalan Bandung as a number of positive Covid-19 cases have been detected in the area. In pointing this out, Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator, Dr Annuar Rapaee, said did not rule out the possibility that this year’s Ramadan […]
