Three new clusters emerge in state
KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified three new Covid-19 clusters, namely Nanga Bulo Cluster, Kampung Hilir Cluster and Jalan Sanyan Cluster in Sarawak. The Nanga Bulo Cluster is a community cluster involving three longhouses in Nanga Bulo, Entabai in Julau district. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today said the index case for this cluster […]
Sarawak records three new clusters
KUCHING: Sarawak Health Department has identified three new clusters namely, Jalan Main Bazaar Cluster in Sri Aman district, Buluh Pasi Cluster in Meradong and Sena Cluster in Miri. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the cluster in Sri Aman is a community cluster involving a family which was then […]
Now 25 active clusters in state
KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster named the Jalan Muhibbah Cluster has been identified by the Sarawak Health Department, making the state’s total number of Covid-19 active clusters to 25. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement yesterday, said that the new cluster in Betong district was a community cluster due to a private social […]
527 Covid-19 clusters detected in workplaces
KULAI: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said 527 of the 852 Covid-19 clusters reported in Malaysia during the third wave of the pandemic, from Sept 20, 2020 until Feb 12, are linked to workplaces. He said a total of 315,100 people were screened and 78,906 of them tested positive for Covid-19. “Of the […]
178 new cases, four deaths, two clusters
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 178 Covid-19 positive cases today, bringing the state’s tally to 5,272 cases. At the same time, the state also recorded four more deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 48. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the latest cases comprised 67 from Sibu, Bintulu (24), Dalat (23), Kanowit (21), […]
Sarikei goes from orange to yellow
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: Sarikei District’s status has turned from orange to yellow, with only one new Covid-19 case recorded today, and only 15 locally transmitted cases within the last 14 days. Kapit, Song, Dalat, Bintulu, Kanowit, Miri, Sibu and Kuching remained as red zones with local transmitted cases at […]
Two new clusters identified
KUCHING: Two new Covid-19 clusters have been identified. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the Indah Riang Cluster involved Kuching, Serian, Simunjan and Saratok districts, while the Bedayan Cluster involved Serian and Samarahan districts. “The index cluster for the Indah Riang Cluster is Case 3,107 that was detected on […]
Positive cases exceed 60,000, big hike in recovery
COVID-19 WEEKLY ROUND-UP BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF KUALA LUMPUR: Daily new Covid-19 cases reported returned to three figures over the last two days but Malaysia’s total positive cases have now gone past the 60,000 mark. Beginning with three positive cases that were reported on Jan 25, Malaysia now has a cumulative total of 60,752 Covid-19 […]
New cluster identified
KUCHING: Sarawak now has a new Covid-19 cluster identified as Taman Putrajaya Cluster following five related positive cases reported in Bintulu. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the index case for the cluster was Case 733 which was reported on Thursday. “The index case underwent a screening test at […]
Bah Arnab cluster in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak now has a new Covid-19 cluster identified as Bah Arnab Cluster following four positive cases reported in the state involving members of a family. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the case index for the cluster was case 719 which was reported last Tuesday. “The case had […]
