Sarawak records 1,543 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,543 new Covid-19 new cases today (Aug 24), five cases less from the 1,538 cases reported the day before, along with two fatalities. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the cumulative total number of cases stood at 101,381 while the death toll was at 503. It said that Kuching accounted […]

New cases dip to 1,964

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,964 new Covid-19 new cases today (Aug 21), a slight decrease from the 2,548 cases reported the day before, along with two fatalities. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the cumulative total number of cases stood at 96,528 while the death toll was 497. It said that Kuching accounted for […]

Malaysia sees another record high of 23,564 cases

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today recorded 23,564 new cases, the highest daily figure since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. In his tweet, Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, said that the new development brought the cumulative number of cases in the country to 1,513,024. He said that Selangor continued to be the state […]

Sarawak records another all-time high Covid-19 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak registered an all-time high of 2,548 new positive Covid-19 cases in a single day on Friday (Aug 20), overtaking the previous record of 1,566 cases reported just a few days earlier on Monday (Aug 16). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) revealed that among the districts, Kuching accounted for the highest number of […]

Sarawak recorded 1,206 cases; four fatalities on Thursday

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four Covid-19 deaths on Thursday (Aug 19), bringing the toll to 495. All four victims had comorbid conditions, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). “The state’s 492nd fatality was a 56-year-old man from Tatau, who tested positive for Covid-19 on July 26. “He passed away at Bintulu Hospital and had a […]

State records drop in new cases, two deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak today (Aug 17) recorded 835 new Covid-19 cases, 731 fewer cases than those reported on Monday, and two fatalities.   The Sarawak Management Committee said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 89,407 while the death toll was 489. The Kuching district accounted for the highest number of new cases at […]

19,631 new cases reported today

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,631 new Covid-19 cases were reported nationwide in the past 48 hours, which is a reduction of 109 cases compared to Monday’s total of 19,740, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “This takes the total number of infections in the country, so far, to 1,444,270,” he tweeted. He said […]

State records two deaths, positive cases down to 715

KUCHING: Sarawak again recorded two Covid-19 related deaths on Friday (Aug 13), bringing the death toll to 479 cases to date. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 478th death case was an elderly man from Kuching who had a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, dyslipidemia and stroke. The case was tested positive […]

21,468 new cases reported on Friday

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 21,468 new Covid-19 infections today, a slight drop compared to the 21,668 cases reported yesterday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. Sharing data via a Twitter post, Dr Noor Hisham said the latest daily figure takes the Covid-19 cumulative case total to 1,363,683. Selangor remained the state with […]

New cases hit the roof with record 1,216

KUCHING: Sarawak registered its highest daily Covid-19 cases to date with 1,216 new positive cases recorded on Thursday (Aug 12). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this brings the cumulative number of cases to 84,603 since the first case was detected in March last year. The committee said the number of new cases detected […]