Three Covid-19 deaths, all in Sibu Division

KUCHING: Three Covid-19 related deaths were recorded on Wednesday (March 16). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in its daily update that the deaths were reported in Sibu Division and the victims had passed away in Sibu Hospital. The first victim on March 13 was a 91-year-old woman who had a medical history of […]

State records one case each in Categories 4 and 5

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of 1,427 Covid-19 cases today, bringing the cumulative cases to 277,277. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update said, of the total, 1,425 were in Categories 1 and 2 while one case each was recorded in Categories 4 and 5. “Kuching recorded 540 cases followed by Miri with […]

Kuching tops today’s Covid-19 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak today registered a total of 1,727 new Covid-19 cases, a slight decrease to Tuesday’s number of 1,903. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said from the total, 1,714 were categories 1 and 2 cases, while 13 were categories 3, 4 and 5. Kuching has the highest number of cases with 584, followed by […]

State registers slight dip in new Covid-19 cases

KUCHING: The number of new Covid-19 cases in Sarawak dipped to 1,244 on Sunday (March 6) from the previous day’s 1,455, bringing the total number of cases to 267,655. Of the total, 1,233 were in Categories 1 and 2 while 11 were in Categories 3, 4 and 5, according to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee […]

Covid-19 cases continue upward trend

KUCHING: New Covid-19 cases in Sarawak have increased again with 1,455 cases recorded on Saturday, bringing the tally to 266,411. “Of the total, most cases – 1,448 – are in Categories 1 and 2 with only seven cases in Categories 3, 4 and 5,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update. “Category […]

State records 460 new cases, one death

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 460 new positive COVID-19 cases and one COVID-19 linked fatality today. In its daily COVID-19 statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 25-year-old woman from Kuching passed away on Wednesday (Feb 23). It added that the woman had heart disease and her remains were brought to the Sarawak General […]

Covid-19 victim awarded posthumous Master’s degree by Unimas

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A posthumous Master’s degree has been awarded to a Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) student who passed away due to Covid-19. The late Muhammad Hisyamuddin Mustapha died one semester away from completing his Master’s in Corporate Business Administration. His scroll was received by his wife Nurliyana Amira Kamisly, 33, and was presented by Unimas […]

Covid-19 claims one more victim

KUCHING: One death due to Covid-19 has been reported in Sarawak. The Sarawak Disaster Management (SDMC) said on Wednesday (Jan 26) that the deceased was a 64-year-man from Sri Aman. “The deceased was brought to Sri Aman Hospital. He was also suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes and had a heart problem.” SDMC also disclosed […]

Singapore reports first Omicron-related death

SINGAPORE: A 92-year-old unvaccinated woman has died from complications related to the Omicron COVID-19 variant – the first Omicron-related death in Singapore, according to The Straits Times’ report yesterday. Quoting the republic’s Health Ministry (MOH), the newspaper said the woman had no known medical history and caught the virus from a family member. She died […]

Six new Covid-19 cases, one fatality

KUCHING: Only six new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Sarawak on Sunday (Jan 16), bringing the total to 252,600 cases. In its daily update the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said all the cases involved Categories 1 and 2. “Kuching recorded the most with five and one case was recorded in Sibu. “Aside from that, […]