S’wak records seven new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another seven positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 334 to date. All the seven cases are being treated in Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Kuching. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this during the daily update on Covid-19 […]
First survivor of Covid-19 shares experience
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii is officially the city’s first patient who recovered from Covid-19 after being quarantined at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Dr Yii tested positive soon after Sarikei MP Wong Ling Biu tested positive for Covid-19 on March 14. Dr Yii recalled that he met Wong on March 2, but […]
Nine more positive cases in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded nine more positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing its total number of cases to 273 since the first positive case was reported on March 13. Of these nine cases, eight were treated at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and one at Bintulu Hospital. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman […]
Samarahan declared red zone
KUCHING: After 41 positive cases have been detected in Samarahan as of yesterday the division has been declared a Covid-19 red zone. “The areas with the positive cases include Desa Ilmu, Tanjung Bundong, Muara Tuang, Uni Garden and Sadong Jaya,” said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yesterday during […]
179 new cases, four more deaths
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 179 new positive cases of Covid-19 and four more fatalities have been reported in the country as at noon yesterday, bringing the tally to 3,662 cases and 61 deaths. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 46 of the 179 new cases were linked to the tabligh assembly cluster in […]
Southern Sarawak has most Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: The highest infection rate of Covid-19 is reported to be in the southern part of Sarawak. Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this includes Kuching and Samarahan Divisions, which are areas of high infected. Karim was representing Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at the […]
From inside a Covid-19 isolation ward
KUCHING: Most recently, Nur Aina Insyirah (not her real name) got a taste of a Covid-19 isolation ward. Before her admission into the ward, she travelled overseas quite a bit. Last March 1, she returned from Korea where she did some work. Soon after her return, she vomited, had a headache and her nose bled. […]
Highest single-day positive cases reported
KUCHING: Sarawak has reported its highest single-day positive cases at 32, bringing the total number to 188 with eight deaths. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said all the new cases were treated at the Sarawak General Hospital. “Thirty-one cases were local and one was from Samarahan. Most of the positive cases reported […]
142 new cases, two deaths recorded
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 142 new positive Covid-19 cases were recorded in the country as at noon today, bringing the total to 2,908. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said two more deaths due to the disease were recorded today, which brings the total number of fatalities to 45 or 1.55 per cent of the total cases. He said 102 Covid-19 positive cases were being treated at the Intensive Care […]
One death, 21 new positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one death and 21 new positive cases for Covid-19 yesterday. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that the latest victim was a 40-year-old lecturer from Kota Samarahan who passed away at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). On the two deaths on Monday of a 47-year-old male […]
