Stare records eight new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded eight new positive Covid-19 cases today consisting of five locally transmitted cases and three imported cases, bringing the cumulative total to 1,148 cases. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement on Monday (Jan 4), said all of the cases were detected in this district. For the imported cases, SDMC said two […]
14 new positive cases in state
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 14 new positive Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number in the state to 906. Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said all cases were reported here. He said five of the new cases came from the Green Hill Cluster. “One of them was an employee on a premises […]
Seven new positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven new positive cases — all local transmissions — on Monday (Oct 26). In its Covid-19 daily statement, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the total positive cases in Sarawak had risen to 803. All new positive cases were recorded in Kuching and involved contact tracing in the Baki cluster. Contact […]
State records eight new positive cases
KUCHING: Eight new positive cases were recorded in the state on Saturday (Oct 24), bringing the cumulative total to 780. According to State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), all eight are locally transmitted cases. The first case is a local woman who is a close contact to cases 752 and 759 who were confirmed positive cases […]
Three positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded three new positive Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 691. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the three cases were detected from contact tracing of the Alam Cluster in Bintulu. “The cases involved two local citizens and one Philippine citizen. “With that, […]
One new cluster detected
KUCHING: A new cluster of Covid-19 cases has been detected here. According to State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, the cluster, dubbed the Satok Market Cluster, was declared after four of its traders had tested positive for Covid-19. “On July 25 and 26, an active screening of Covid-19 was conducted at […]
Two new clusters identified
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) identified two new Covid-19 clusters yesterday, namely the Bukit Tiram cluster in Johor and the Kuching construction company cluster. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Bukit Tiram cluster was detected after two members of a religious centre in Taman Bukit Tiram tested positive for the virus. […]
Nine new Covid-19 cases detected in Kuching
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded nine new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total of positive cases in the state to 628. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that the new cases were all reported in Kuching. Two of nine cases were imported from overseas — a local who had just returned from South Korea and […]
New infections due to imported, cluster cases
This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from July 11 up to 12.30pm yesterday. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 8,000 and globally, the virus has infected nearly 14 million people and caused over 590,000 deaths. More than 200 countries and territories are affected by the pandemic. BY MELATI MOHD […]
Comply with the SOPs
KUCHING: Residents in the Padawan municipal council (MPP) areas are urged to continue maintaining the highest hygiene as well as adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang issued the reminder because of the detection of new Covid-19 cases in Kuching since Friday (July 10). “Two new positive cases were reported […]
