Four more deaths in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded four new Covid-19 deaths, bringing the death toll to 417. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said the 414th death was a local 80-year-old woman from Sibu district who passed away at Sibu Hospital. She was confirmed positive on June 9. The case had comorbidities of high blood pressure, […]

State records four new deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four new deaths involving Covid infection today (July 1) bringing the state’s Covid-19 death toll to 413. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Thursday (July 1)   said the 410th death was a local woman aged 32 years from Telang Usan District, who passed away in Miri Hospital. It […]

One death brings toll to 409

KUCHING: Sarawak today (30 June) recorded one Covid-19 death, bringing the death toll to 409. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the 409th death was that of a local 75-year-old man from the Kapit district. “The man passed away at the Kapit Hospital. He was confirmed positive on June 20. “He […]

600 senior citizens receive second vaccine dose

SRI AMAN: Six hundred senior citizens today (June 26) received their second Covid-19 vaccine dose at the Dewan Suarah Sri Aman vaccination centre (PPV).  PPV coordinator Dr Janariah Jangani told the Information Department (JaPen) here that the vaccine recipients comprised the high-risk groups including chronic patients and individuals with comorbidities. Riji Igang and his wife Lamah […]

Five new deaths bring state’s toll to 401

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded five new Covid-19 deaths today (June 26), bringing the state’s Covid-19 death toll to 401. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said the 397th death was that of a 67-year-old local man from the Lubok Antu District. The man, who passed away in the Sarawak General Hospital, was […]

Sarawak records seven new deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven new Covid-19 related deaths today, bringing the state’s Covid-19 death toll to 389. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today said the 383rd death was a local 67-year-old woman from Sibu District who passed away at the Sibu Hospital. “The case was confirmed as positive for Covid-19 on […]

Five deaths bring Covid-19 toll to 378

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded five deaths related to Covid-19 infection on Saturday (June 19), taking the state’s toll to 378. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 374th death was a 46-year-old woman from Sibu District, who passed away at Sibu Hospital. She tested positive for Covid-19 on June 17 and she had comorbidities of […]

State records seven deaths involving the elderly

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven Covid-19 facilities on Friday (June 18), all involving older patients, bringing the state’s death toll to 373. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said all seven cases were aged between 84 and 70 years and with various comorbidities. It said the 367th death was a local man, aged 81 from Bintulu district, […]

State records two deaths, 559 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two Covid-19 fatalities and 559 positive cases today (June 17), bringing the state’s death toll to 366 and positive cases tally to 58,034 to date. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said one death was recorded in Sibu and the other in Kuching. The 365th death was a 56-year-old woman from Sibu district. […]

Six new deaths bring Covid-19 fatalities to 364

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six new Covid-19 fatalities on Wednesday (June 16), bringing the state’s death toll to 364. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement disclosed that four deaths were recorded in Kuching and one each in Mukah and Bau. The 359th death was a 68-year-old local man from Kuching district. He was confirmed […]