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 […]

Covid cases remain above 20,000

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,546 new cases of Covid-19 was reported nationwide over the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 1,404,899, he said in his tweet. Selangor still recorded the highest daily tally at 7,307, followed by Sabah (1,665), […]

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; […]

One new locality placed under EMCO

KUCHING: One new locality in the state — the staff quarters of Yuk Juan Transportation Sdn Bhd in the Bintulu district — was placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from Aug 13 until Aug 26. This was announced by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Saturday (Aug 14). The committee also announced […]

New Covid-19 cases dip to 20,670 today

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,670 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a slight drop compared to 21,468 recorded yesterday. According to the latest Covid-19 infection data shared on his Tweeter site, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the new development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1,384,353. […]

New Covid cases surge past 20,000

KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia increased to 20,780 today from 19,991 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham, in a Twitter post, said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases in the country to 1,320,547. Selangor again topped the daily case list with 6,921 infections, followed […]

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 […]

19,991 new Covid cases today

KUALA LUMPUR: New positive cases of Covid-19 in the country were up again today when 19,991 cases were reported after three consecutive days of decline. Yesterday, Malaysia recorded 17,236 cases. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in post on his Twitter site said the number of new cases took the cumulative total in […]

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); […]

New Covid-19 cases drop further to 17,236

KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia have dropped further to 17,236 today from 18,688 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on Twitter, he said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 1,279,776. Selangor remained the state with the most daily infections at 5,740, followed by […]