1,555 cases recorded today, no new clusters

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a slight decrease in Covid-19 cases, recording 1,555 today compared to yesterday number of 1,867. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update said the new cases brought the cumulative number to 283,018. No new clusters were recorded. SDMC said that 1,542 out of the 1,555 cases fell under Category […]

Ulterior motive to naming of cluster, Abdul Karim questions

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah would like to see life back to normal, and this includes  tourism events getting off the ground. “Currently, Malaysia, including Sarawak, is in Phase 4 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Everything is almost back to normal but for the (Covid-19) standard operating procedures (SOPs). “Of course, we […]

1,963 new cases, new cluster declared

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,963 new cases today, pushing the cumulative number of cases to 274,105. Of the total cases, 1,942 are in categories 1 and 2, while the others are in categories 3, 4 and 5. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching topped the list with 699, followed by Miri (303), Sibu (177), […]

1,206 cases on Thursday, new cluster emerges

KUCHING: Sarawak registered 1,206 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (March 3) – 1,202 of which are categories 1 and 2. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the other four cases, three had lung infections, while one required the use of a ventilator. “Kuching registered the most cases with 450, followed by Sibu with […]

Sarawak records 416 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak today recorded 416 new COVID-19 cases, 407 of which were categories 1 and 2 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the other nine cases, three cases had lung infections, five cases required oxygen supplies while one case required the use of a ventilator. “Kuching registered the most cases with 136, […]

Slight increase in new positive cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 201 new positive COVID-19 cases yesterday (Feb 13), bringing the state’s cumulative figure to 254, 227. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching has 72 new cases followed by Sibu (47); Miri (41); six each in Sarikei and Lawas; Serian (five); four each in Limbang, Kapit and Samarahan; Bintulu (three); two […]

New cases up by almost 100

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 239 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Nov 23), almost 100 more cases compared to the previous day’s 147 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 237 of the total number of cases comprised Categories 1 and 2 while two were of Categories 3, 4 and 5. Kuching accounted for the highest […]

State records 587 new cases, lowest in over two months

KUCHING: Sarawak today (Oct 23) recorded the lowest number of cases in over two months with only 587 new Covid-19 cases.   This was a significant decrease of 163 cases, compared to Friday’s 750 cases. According to the daily report by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), 576 or 98.13 percent of the Covid-19 cases comprised […]

State records 767 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak on Wednesday (Oct 20) recorded 767 Covid-19 cases, pushing the cumulative number of cases to 233,740. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that 756 or 98.57 percent of the new cases were of Categories 1 and 2 while 11 or 1.43 percent were of Categories 3, 4 and 5. Kuching topped the […]

Sarawak records 1,009 Covid-19 cases on Friday

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,009 Covid-19 cases on Friday (Oct 15), another drop from Thursday’s 1,061. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), 987 cases (97.82 per cent) were Categories 1 and 2 while 22 cases (2.18 per cent) were Categories 3, 4 and 5. Kuching accounted for the highest number of cases at 267, […]