Two new deaths bring toll to 211

KUCHING: Sarawak reported two new Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday (May 11), bringing the death toll to 211. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said, “The first case involved a 63-year-old local woman from Sibu district who received treatment at Sibu Hospital. She was confirmed positive through close contact screening on May 5. “She was coughing for […]

State records two new deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the state’s death toll to 182. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 181st death was Case 30,157, a local woman aged 82 years who was found unconscious by family members on Apr 25 and was then brought to Mukah Hospital. “She […]

Two new deaths bring state’s toll to 180

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 deaths today (May 1), bringing the state’s death toll from the virus to 180. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 179th death was Case 24,259, a 72-year-old local woman who was found positive on Apr 18. The case was related to the Sungai Duan cluster. “After being […]

Six new Covid-19 deaths on Monday

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six new Covid-19 fatalities on Monday (April 26), bringing the state’s death toll to 162. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 157th death was Case 26,237, a 33-year-old local woman who was found unconscious at home by family members. “The case was referred to Kapit Hospital for treatment and pronounced dead […]

Three deaths bring toll to 156

KUCHING: Three new Covid-19 deaths were recorded on Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 156. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the 154th death case was a 75–year-old local woman who was admitted to Bintulu Hospital. “She showed symptoms of fever, coughing, diarrhoea and body fatigue,” it said. A rt-PCR smearing […]

35-year-old man among three dead

Covid 19

KUCHING: A 35-year-old man was among the three Covid-19 deaths recorded in Sarawak on Monday (Apr 19). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said with the three deaths, the total Covid-19 death toll in the state was now 140. It said the man was treated at Sibu Hospital for respiratory distress before […]

Two new deaths take the state’s toll to 105

KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (Mar 29) recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19, taking the state’s cumulative toll to 105. State Disaster Management Committee in a statement yesterday said the first death was that of a 62-year-old local woman who was treated at Miri Hospital for respiratory distress. “She developed cough symptoms a few days after […]

One death, 276 new cases

KUCHING: A 66-year-old senior citizen in Sibu is the latest Covid-19 fatality case in Sarawak, bringing the total number of deaths to 97. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the victim, identified as Case 12,907, went to seek treatment at Sibu Hospital after having breathing difficulty. “The case had fever and cough since the past […]

Sibu records three deaths

Covid 19

By Sarah Hafizah Chandra & Noor Syahhira Hady KUCHING: Three new deaths were recorded in Sibu on Sunday (Feb 14), bringing the state’s death toll to 61. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that the 59th death was a 52-year-old local woman who was admitted to Sibu Hospital due to breathing […]

Virus claims three more lives

KUCHING: Covid-19 has claimed the lives of three from Sibu, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 53 to date. A 74-year-old local man (Case 2,584) was admitted to Sibu Hospital after he showed Covid-19 symptoms when being screened on Jan 25. His health deteriorated and he was announced dead on Feb […]