State records 200 fewer cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 261 positive cases yesterday (July 24), 200 fewer cases than those recorded the previous day (461). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative number of cases now stood at 73,579. The Kuching district accounted for 119 new cases; Lundu 25; Pakan 23; Saratok 17; Serian 13; Tanjung Manis 12; Sarikei […]

New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia hit record high of 15,902

KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia hit an all-time high of 15,902 today, the second consecutive day of infections breaching the 15,000 mark, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative total for positive cases to 996,393 since the pandemic broke out early last year. Yesterday, Malaysia recorded 15,573 […]

New Covid-19 cases soar to 13,034 today

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases jumped to 13,034 today compared to 11,985 cases reported yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his tweet said the cumulative number of positive cases now stood at 964,918. Selangor still has the highest number of new cases at 6,049. Kuala Lumpur recorded 1,611 […]

State’s Covid-19 cases jump to 644

KUCHING: The state recorded 644 new Covid-19 cases on Sarawak Day today (July 22), a substantial jump from yesterday’s figure of 261 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily statement, said the sudden spike in cases detected was due to targeted screenings conducted in various localities throughout Sarawak. “These localities included Kampung […]

11,985 new Covid-19 cases recorded Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 11,985 new Covid-19 cases were reported nationwide in the last 24 hours. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a tweet, said that the latest developments bring the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 951,884. Selangor still recorded the highest number of new cases at […]

Four more localities under EMCO

KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) yesterday announced that four new localities had been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The committee said that the EMCO at Kampung Emperoh Nyiru Grait, Padawan in the Kuching district began yesterday (Monday) and would end on Aug 2. Meanwhile, the EMCO at two longhouses in […]

New cases jump to 301, three deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (July 19) registered 301 new Covid-19 cases; a slight increase compared to 288 the previous day. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said three new deaths were also reported, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 71,601 with a death toll of 447. Like on the previous day, Kuching again recorded the […]

10,972 new Covid cases today

KUALA LUMPUR: The country is still reporting more than 10,000 Covid-19 new cases when 10,972 cases were recorded today, bringing the cumulative total to 927,533 cases. In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor was still the top contributor with 4,404 new cases detected. This was followed by Negeri Sembilan […]

New cases dip below 300, one death

KUCHING: Sarawak on Sunday (July 18) recorded a decrease of new Covid-19 cases — 261 cases as compared to 388 the previous day and one death. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative number of cases statewide now stood at 71,300 since the first case was recorded in March, last year. It said […]

New Covid-19 cases drop to 10,710 nationwide today

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of daily Covid-19 cases dropped today, with 10,710 reported compared to 12,528 yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this took the total number of infections to 916,561. He said Selangor remained the state with the highest number of cases at 4,828, followed by Kuala Lumpur (945); […]