Man, 57, dies taking total fatalities to 108

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today recorded one new Covid-19 death, bringing up the total to 108 deaths. According to SDMC statement, the new death was case number 10,726, a local man (Sarawakian) aged 57 who was tested positive for Covid-19. “The case was detected on Mar 5 through a screening test conducted […]

Two new Covid-19 deaths in state

KUCHING: The state recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19 infection today (Mar 30). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in announcing this said the current death toll stands at a total of 107 people. It said the first death was that of a 33-year-old local man who was treated at Miri Hospital for shortness of […]

Two new deaths bring state’s fatalities to 101

KUCHING: The state recorded two Covid-19 related deaths today bringing the total number of fatalities to 101. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said both deaths were recorded in Sibu. The 100th fatality was Case 9,605, a local 72-year-old woman, who was treated in Sibu Hospital. “She was receiving treatment at the hospital when she was […]

Two new deaths reported

KUCHING: Two deaths related to Covid-19 were reported in Sarawak today bringing the total number to 99. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the deaths were recorded in Sibu. The committee said the 98th death case was Case 13,143, a local 71-year-old man, who was treated at Sibu Hospital for gastrointestinal bleeding. After an rT-PCR […]

Teachers with comorbidities eligible for first phase jab

KUCHING: The teachers who have comorbidities are eligible to receive vaccines for the first phase of National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. (The medical definition of comorbidities is when a person has more than one underlying health-related conditions present in them at once.) Senior Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusuf said the technical committee for the […]