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20 backlog death cases confirmed

KUCHING: A 27-year-old man was among 20 newly confirmed backlog Covid-19 death cases registered in Sarawak from June 15 to October 3. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily statement said the man was confirmed dead at Sibu Hospital and had no history of chronic illnesses. It said a brought in dead (BID) […]

Three BID cases among 12 new deaths in state

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 12 new Covid-19 deaths on Sunday (Oct 3). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that seven of the dead were female patients and the other five were male patients. “There were three brought-in-dead (BID) cases comprising females from Kapit, Kuching and Bintulu. “Miri accounted for two of the latest deaths, Sarikei […]

26 deaths between Sept 19 and 28

By Nazrinzulaiqa Hasbi KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reported 26 Covid-19 fatalities in the state between Sept 19 and 28. The number included 11 brought-in dead (BID) cases. “On Sept 19, a 63-year-old woman who had a history of high blood, diabetes and kidney failure died in Betong Hospital. “On Sept 20, Betong […]

16 deaths reported in state

KUCHING: Sixteen new deaths related to Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday (Sept 28), with these fatalities occurring on Sept 9 and from Sept 21 to 27. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the death recorded on Sept 9 involved a 68-year-old woman from Bintulu who passed away at the Bintulu Hospital. “The case had […]

Covid-19 cases breach 200,000 mark

KUCHING: The cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in Sarawak broke the 200,000 mark on Monday (Sept 27) with the addition of 2,723 new ones. The number of daily cases showed a slight decrease compared to 2,943 recorded on Sunday (Sept 26), with a total of 201,812 cases to date. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) […]

Marginal increase of cases over yesterday’s tally

KUCHING: The cumulative number of cases reported in the state is fast approaching the 200,000 mark with 2,943 new daily infections recorded on Sunday (Sept 26). This, however, was a marginal increase of more than 200 cases over Saturday’s (Sept 25) 2,712 cases, with the total number of cases now at 199,089 since the first […]

Sarawak’s high Covid death toll yesterday due to backlog in cases

KUCHING: The highest daily death toll of 20 cases recorded in Sarawak yesterday was due to a backlog in cases and did not reflect the real situation in the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the 20 deaths reported, 11 of them were recorded on Sept 17, four deaths (Sept […]

Increase in state’s Covid cases

KUCHING: The state’s daily Covid-19 cases reverted to high numbers on Monday (Sept 20) with 3,619 new cases reported, a notable increase compared to Sunday’s (Sept 19) 2,707 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,611 of the newly registered cases fell into Categories 1 and 2 while eight cases were Categories 4 and […]

State records highest daily fatalities with 20 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 20 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday (Sept 19), the highest recorded by the state within 24 hours. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the latest fatalities pushed the death toll to 689 cases to date. Twelve of the dead were male and the other eight were female patients. There were three brought-in-dead […]

Most fatalities had comorbid diseases

KUCHING: Sarawak today (Sept 15) recorded 12 new Covid-19 deaths which brought the death toll tally to 651. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that most of the death cases had a history of comorbid diseases while some were above 60 years old. “The 640th death case was a 93-year-old man from Sibu who […]