Brunei reports first virus deaths in over a year
KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei reported two coronavirus deaths Tuesday, the first fatalities from Covid-19 in the Southeast Asian nation in over a year as it battles a fresh outbreak. An 85-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, both Bruneians, died after contracting lung infections following their admission to a quarantine centre this month, the health ministry said. […]
State records dip in new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak on Monday (Aug 23) recorded a drop in the number of daily Covid-19 cases with 1,538 new cases compared to 1,772 cases last Sunday. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Kuching district once again recorded the highest number of new daily cases with 615, followed by Serian with 129 cases, Lundu […]
963 new cases, four deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak today (Aug 15) registered 963 new Covid-19 cases; a substantial increase compared to 725 new cases recorded the day before. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 510 or 53 percent of the new cases were reported in this district. “This is the result of active case detections carried out by the Kuching […]
725 new cases, three deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 725 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Aug 14), which was10 cases more than the previous day. There were three fatalities. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 86,043 while the death toll went up to 482. Kuching district accounted for 358 new cases; […]
With rising death rate, pregnant women urged to get vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has urged pregnant women to get the Covid-19 vaccine to reduce the risk of complications if infected with the virus, and is asking husbands to encourage their pregnant spouses to get vaccinated. MOH said there have been 70 reported deaths involving pregnant women due to Covid-19-related complications as of […]
New cases in Sarawak surge to 836, two deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak saw a surge in new positive Covid-19 cases today (Tuesday) — 836 cases compared to 589 yesterday (Aug 9). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said with that, the state’s case tally was now 82,753. It added the state also recorded two new deaths, raising its Covid-19 death toll […]
Three deaths, 589 new cases on Monday
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 589 Covid-19 cases and three fatalities on Monday (Aug 9). The total number of cases now stands at 81,917 while the death toll is 471. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching accounted for the highest number of cases with 348, followed by Mukah (70); Saratok (32); Samarahan (24); Kabong (20); […]
573 new cases, two deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 573 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Aug 7) — 79 cases fewer than the previous day’s 652 — with two fatalities recorded. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative number of cases now stood at 80,747 while the death toll stood at 468. Kuching District accounted for 261 new cases; Serian […]
New Covid cases fall to 19,257 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: New positive Covid-19 cases reported in the country today dipped to 19,257 cases after two consecutive days of record infections above 20,000. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a tweet said the latest development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1,243,852. Selangor remains as the biggest infection contributor […]
494 new cases, two deaths recorded
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 494 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Aug 3), an increase of 83 cases from the previous day’s 411 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 78,211. Kuching district accounted for 307 new cases; Serian (57); Subis (32); Bintulu and Samarahan 18 cases […]
