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 […]
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 […]
1,219 new Covid cases, two deaths reported Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has recorded 1,219 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths in the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that during the same period, 1,346 recovered cases were reported, bringing the cumulative number of patients who have recovered from Covid-19 to 310,958, while the total number […]
Record number of 21 deaths today
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-one Covid-19 deaths were reported in Malaysia today, the highest single-day fatalities since the pandemic hit the country early last year, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brings the Covid-19 death toll to 791. However, new positive cases dropped to 3,455 today from 4,214 yesterday, bringing the […]
4,008 new cases, 11 deaths in the country today
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 4,008 new Covid-19 cases today, the second-highest daily figure since the pandemic hit the country, says director-general of Health Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the number involved 4,003 local cases and five import cases, bringing the cumulative number of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia to 169,379. “A total […]
Coronavirus cases, deaths slowing in most regions
GENEVA, Switzerland: The coronavirus pandemic is still raging worldwide, but fresh World Health Organisation data indicates its pace is easing in most regions, with the biggest slowdown seen in the hard-hit Americas. More than 1.7 million new coronavirus cases and some 39,000 new deaths were recorded last week, the WHO said in a situation report […]
Trump warns ‘a lot of deaths’ next week
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Saturday the country will see “a lot of deaths” next week because of the global coronavirus pandemic. “This will probably be the toughest week between this week and next week. And, there will be a lot of deaths, unfortunately, but a lot less death than if this wasn’t done,” Anadolu Agency quoted […]
