180 new cases of Delta variant
KUCHING: Another 180 new cases of Delta variant (B.1.617.2) have been detected in Sarawak from 355 positive Covid-19 cases sequenced. Prof Dr David Perera of the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) said they were detected as of July 27 in IHCM’s ongoing tracking and surveillance of SARS-COV-2 variants. He […]
Sarawak records fewer new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 411 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Aug 2), a significant decrease from the previous day’s 578 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 77,717. Kuching district accounted for 144 new cases; Bau 94 cases; Simunjan 29 cases; Serian and Samarahan 26 cases […]
Covid-19 cases slide to 15,764 today
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of daily COVID-19 cases dropped today, with 15,764 reported compared to 17,150 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a Facebook post today, he said this brought the cumulative total of positive COVID-19 cases in Malaysia to 1,146,186. He said Selangor remained the state with the highest […]
Sarawak records 578 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a significant increase of 578 new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative cases to 77,306. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Sunday (August 1) said Kuching recorded the highest number of cases at 317. “In other districts, Serian recorded 65 new cases followed by Sibu (29), Samarahan (23), […]
New Covid-19 cases dip to 17,150 today
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 17,150 Covid-19 new cases were reported nationwide in the last 24 hours, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this figure was less 636 cases than the 17,786 recorded yesterday. Dr Noor Hisham, through his Facebook post, said the new cases has brought the cumulative number […]
Malaysia records all-time high 0f 17,405 new cases
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia hit another record high of 17,405 cases today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a Twitter post, he said this brought the cumulative positive cases to 1,061,476 since the pandemic broke out in the country early last year. The previous high of 17,045 new […]
Highest number of new Covid-19 cases in Kuching
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (July 26) registered 356 new Covid-19 cases; 51 fewer cases compared to 407 the previous day. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative number of cases in the state was now 74,342. Kuching once again recorded the highest number of new cases with 243, followed by Simunjan with 31, Bintulu […]
New Covid-19 cases drop to 14,516 today
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases reported in the country dropped to 14,516 today, following a record high of 17,045 cases yesterday. Health director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his post on Facebook said the new confirmed infections brought the cumulative number of cases to 1,027,954. Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor still recorded the […]
Two deaths, 407 new cases
KUCHING: Two deaths related to Covid-19 in Sibu were reported on Sunrday (Jul 25), bringing the death toll in Sarawak to 457. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the first death is Case 456; a 60-year-old man who tested positive for Covid-19 on July 20. The case did not have any history of comorbidities […]
Covid-19 cases breaches 1 million mark
Another record of 17,405 new cases nationwide today KUALA LUMPUR: A record high of 17,045 Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, bringing the cumulative figure for infections past the one million mark at 1,013,438, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The new cases topped yesterday’s figure of 15,902, which was […]
