615 — a new high in Sarawak coronavirus cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 615 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Apr 26), bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 28,529 cases, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). In its daily statement, SDMC said of the total new cases reported, 78 people showed and experienced symptoms of Covid-19 infection during screening. Meanwhile, […]

2,776 new Covid-19 cases, 13 fatalities today

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia continued to record more than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases, with 2,776 cases and 13 fatalities being reported over the past 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, through a posting on his official Twitter account, said the latest development took the cumulative figure for positive cases to 395,718. “Of […]

State has 595 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 595 new positive Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Apr 25), bringing the state’s tally to 27,914. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said 199 of these cases were reported in Bukti Mabong district; Sibu (84); Bintulu (80); Kuching (39); Meradong (25); Miri (24); Kapit (23); Lundu (20); Kanowit (19); Mukah (19), […]

State records 589 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 589 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Apr 19), pushing the state’s total number of cases to 24,529. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, revealed that 133 of these cases were reported in Sibu district, Bintulu (99), Mukah (82), Kapit (72), Kuching (44), Sarikei (31), Miri (30), Meradong (16), Tatau (16), […]

State records one death, 508 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one fatality and 508 new cases on Sunday (Apr 18), pushing the state’s tally of positive cases to 23,940. Bintulu District accounted for 118 of the new cases, Sibu (107), Miri (67), Kuching (44), Selangau (33), Kanowit (25), Sarikei (18), Subis (17), Kapit (13), Sebauh (11), Belaga (seven), Serian, Mukah and Meradong […]

Sarawak records 351 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 351 new positive Covid-19 cases on Monday (Apr 12), bringing the state’s tally to 20,352. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 123 of these new cases were reported in Bintulu District, Sibu (64), Kuching (30), Kapit (25), Mukah (23), Miri (16), Saratok (10), Sarikei (10), Julau (9), Meradong (8), Selangau (5), […]

1,349 new Covid cases, two deaths nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,349 Covid-19 new cases and two deaths from the viral infection were recorded today, said Health director Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said from the number of new cases, 1,342 were local transmissions while seven were imported cases. “Sarawak recorded the highest number of new cases with 419, […]

267 new cases, three new clusters

KUCHING: Sarawak has reported 267 new Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday (Mar 27), along with three Covid-19 clusters in Miri, Samarahan, and Bintulu. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said with the additional positive cases, this brings the state’s tally to 15, 443. On the positive cases, the committee said Sibu District recorded the highest […]

1,384 new Covid cases, six deaths nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country increased slightly today to 1,384 —compared to the 1,116 yesterday — with another six fatalities recorded. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brought the cumulative number of cases in the country to 335,540, with 14,454 still active. “Of the total […]

One death, 276 new cases

KUCHING: A 66-year-old senior citizen in Sibu is the latest Covid-19 fatality case in Sarawak, bringing the total number of deaths to 97. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the victim, identified as Case 12,907, went to seek treatment at Sibu Hospital after having breathing difficulty. “The case had fever and cough since the past […]