16 new cases in state
BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 16 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Oct 30), bringing the number of positive cases to 872. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in a press statement that seven new cases were detected in Kuching and Miri respectively and one each in Limbang and Lundu. The seven new cases in […]
Two-year-old among 10 new Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: Today, Sarawak recorded ten new positive Covid-19 cases in Kuching, including a two-year-old. The child is the youngest case Sarawak has seen so far. Of these ten cases, eight were local transmissions while two were imported cases. With that, the total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the state has risen to 856. Deputy […]
Only schools with Covid-19 cases allowed to close
BY NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: Schools are not allowed to close even though Kuching Division has been declared a Covid-19 red zone. According to the deputy director of the State Education Department Dr Abang Hut Abang Engkeh, schools cannot simply close unless the Ministry of Education issues a closure notice. “The closure of the school […]
State records 27 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 27 new positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases in the state so far to 846. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that of these 27 cases, 20 were from Kuching, four from Miri, two from Sibu and one from Bintulu. Of the 20 locally-transmitted cases […]
16 new cases in state
KUCHING: Sixteen new positive Covid-19 cases were reported in the state on Tuesday (Oct 27), making the total number of cases statewide 819. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, in announcing this, said all cases were locally transmitted with 12 cases involving the Baki Cluster. “Twelve new cases were detected through […]
Sarawak records two new cases
KUCHING: Two new positive Covid-19 cases were recorded here today, bringing the total number in the state to 772. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), Case 771 is a local ‘kuih’ seller. He underwent screening at a private hospital on Oct 22 after having difficulty going to sleep. Case 772 is a female China […]
Covid-19 patient falls to death
KOTA KINABALU: A 63-year-old woman who was tested positive for Covid-19 fell to her death from the eighth floor of the Queen Elizabeth I Hospital here on Wednesday evening. District police chief ACP Habibi Majinji said the woman is believed to have fallen through the window of the hospital building at about 9.15pm. “We received […]
Sarawak records one new case
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new Covid-19 case on Thursday (Oct 22), bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 770. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the case involved a local senior citizen who tested positive following a screening test upon entry to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). The case […]
Five locally transmitted positive cases
By Voon Yih Boon KUHCING: Sarawak on Sunday (Oct 18) recorded five locally transmitted positive cases — four children and one adult — bringing the total number in the state to 768. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), all the cases were detected in Kuching district. “Cases 764 to 767 are close contacts […]
Four new cases from Kuching Bah Arnab Cluster
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four new locally-transmitted positive Covid-19 cases today, all of which were detected in Kuching and relating to the Bah Arnab Cluster. In a statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this brought the cumulative tally of cases in the state thus far to 763. “All these cases are close contacts […]
