Sarawak has highest number of Delta variant cases

Delta variant

KUCHING: As of July 22, 93 Covid-19 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant cases have been recorded in Sarawak, making it the highest in the country. Based on the statistics released by the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Facebook page on Friday (July 23), 92 of the cases were local transmissions while one was imported. The statistics also showed […]

4,113 new Covid cases, 34 deaths nationwide today

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 4,113 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, a slight drop from the 4,855 infections recorded yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a post on his official Twitter account, also said that 4,190 recovery cases were recorded overnight. “Of the new cases today, 4,112 were local transmissions […]

1,294 new cases, 5 fatalities reported today

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,294 new Covid-19 cases and five fatalities were reported nationwide over the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that of the new cases, 1,268 were local transmissions and the other 26 were imported cases. “There were also 1,442 recoveries, taking the total […]

1,178 new cases, six deaths reported Thursday

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,178 new Covid-19 cases and six fatalities were recorded in Malaysia over the last 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 1,377 recovered cases were also reported, taking the total number of recoveries to 331,001. “Of the new cases, 1,158 were local transmissions while 20 others were imported […]

Beluru district turns red

KUCHING: Beluru district has changed its status from orange to red today (Apr 1) after recording 46 cases of local infection in the last 14 days. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this brings the total number of red districts in the state to 12. “Meanwhile, Tatau district has turned yellow from green after […]

Matu District now green zone

KUCHING: Matu District has turned green today (Feb 25) after no new local infection cases were reported in the last 14 days. In a statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) also announced that Beluru District had changed its status to yellow after only reporting 20 local infection cases in the last fortnight. “The […]

Lundu turns red

KUCHING: The Lundu District has turned into a red zone after recording 50 locally transmitted cases within the last 14 days. Saratok District has also changed its status from green to yellow after recording two new local transmissions. Beluru, Kapit, Song, Dalat, Bintulu, Kanowit, Miri, and Sibu Districts remained as red zones with a total […]

4,094 new cases, 10 deaths in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: New positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia surged past the 4,000 mark again today, after four straight days of dipping below that figure, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the 4,094 new cases today brought the cumulative figure for Covid-19 cases to 198,208, with 43,192 being active cases. “A total of 303 patients […]

3,631 new cases recorded today

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 3,631 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, taking the total number of infections nationwide to 165,371, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “Of the new cases, seven are import cases who were infected abroad while the remaining are local transmissions. “As for the 3,624 local transmissions, 2,754 of […]

Beluru district turns red

KUCHING: Beluru District was declared a Covid-19 red zone today (Jan 18) after recording 42 locally transmitted cases in the past 14 days. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said there were 27 positive cases involving the Pasai Cluster reported in the district today (Jan 18). He said Betong district […]