Seven deaths in Sarawak so far
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19, bringing the tally to seven. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, said that one was reported at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and the other at Miri Hospital. Six positive cases were recorded in the state yesterday with the accumulative total […]
Covid-19 creates single-day record taking seven more lives
Covid-19 casualties climb to 34 By Nazmi Suhaimi & Daryll Law KUCHING: Malaysia’s death toll from Covid-19 rises to 34 in the biggest increase of fatality recorded in a single day as of yesterday. The latest casualties involve five men and two women, aged between 27 and 91, with six of them having a history […]
Global death toll from coronavirus surpass 30,000
ANKARA: The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 30,000 on Saturday, reported Anadolu Agency citing data compiled by the US-based Johns Hopkins University. Italy, Spain, China and Iran continue to be the most affected countries in terms of deaths, but the US tops the list of the highest number of confirmed cases — 115,547. Italy […]
Brunei reports first Covid-19 death
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei Darussalam reported its first death from Covid-19 in the country, the Ministry of Health said Saturday. According to the ministry, the deceased was a 64-year-old man who returned to Brunei from Malaysia and Cambodia on March 4, Xinhua news agency reported. The man who passed away on Friday night at the […]
130 COVID-19 new cases, three deaths reported today
PUTRAJAYA: Some 130 COVID-19 new positive cases and three deaths were reported today, pushing the total number of cases to 2,161 and the cumulative death toll to 26. Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who made the announcement, said the 24th person (case 1,056) who succumbed to the disease was a 35-year-old Malaysian […]
Death toll at 23, 235 new cases recorded
PUTRAJAYA: Four new Covid-19 related fatalities were recorded as at noon today, bringing the death toll in Malaysia to 23, a New Straits Time report said. PUTRAJAYA: A total of 235 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded in the country as at noon today, the highest daily increase to date, bringing the total to 2,031, with the […]
US coronavirus death toll tops 1,000
WASHINGTON: More than 1,000 people in the US have died from the novel coronavirus so far, reaching a four-digit figure for the first time, reported Anadolu Agency. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, there are now 1,031 deaths and the country has the third-highest number of confirmed cases at 68,572. China, where the pandemic broke out, tops the list […]
Nation’s coronavirus death toll rises to 17
KUALA LUMPUR: The death toll due to Covid-19 in Malaysia has risen to 17 after another death due to the disease was reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) today. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the patient (Case 1251) was a 66-year-old Malaysian with a history of chronic illness. “The patient started showing symptoms of […]
Malaysia’s death toll rises to 15
KUALA LUMPUR: Another death due to Covid-19 has been reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) today, bringing the death toll due to the disease in Malaysia so far to 15. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the deceased was from Case 1519, a 71-year-old Malaysian man from Melaka. “He was suspected to […]
Five deaths in Sarawak so far
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two more deaths related to the Covid-19 outbreak yesterday, bringing the death toll to five. According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat, one of the victims was a 49-year-old man from Kuching — his mother died of the same disease on March 18 at her home. “The man was admitted […]
