State records 424 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 424 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, pushing the state’s total to 66,985. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that of the total, 318 or 75 percent were detected in five districts, namely, Miri, Kuching, Telang Usan, Meradong and Sibu. It said of the 120 new positive cases recorded in Miri, 113 or […]

New Covid-19 cases up again, 5,244 reported Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in the country rose to 5,244 cases on Wednesday, after two consecutive days recording below 5,000. In a Twitter post, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this was an increase of 501 cases compared to 4,743 cases yesterday. The latest development brings cumulative Covid-19 cases in the […]

New Covid cases drop to 5,293

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new covid-19 positive cases in the country in the past 24 hours dropped to 5,293 compared to 5,911 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 696,408, he said in his tweet. Selangor continued to top the daily case […]

Positive cases continue to drop

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 544 Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday (June 13), compared to 569 cases the previous day. With the new cases, the state’s tally is now 55,443 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 304 cases or 55.88 percent of the new cases were detected in Kuching, Bintulu, Sibu, Miri, and Saratok. The […]

7,289 new Covid cases, highest figure since pandemic began

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new cases of Covid-19 in Malaysia spiked to 7,289 over the past 24 hours, the highest figure ever recorded since the pandemic began in January last year. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his tweet said Selangor still recorded the highest daily tally at 2,642, followed by […]

663 positive cases recorded in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 663 Covid-19 positive cases yesterday (May 23), bringing the state’s tally to 42,283. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 320 cases or 48.27 percent of the new cases were detected in Sibu, Kuching and Miri districts. Sibu district accounted for 112 new cases; Kuching 105; Miri 103; Belaga 43; Bintulu 37; […]

Malaysia records highest daily figure at 6,976 Covid-19 cases

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 6,976 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the highest figure recorded since the pandemic hit the country more than a year ago. The figure was shared by Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in his official Twitter account today. Prior to this, the highest number of new cases recorded was […]

Record seven deaths, 323 positive cases May 19

KUCHING: Sarawak registered a record high of seven Covid-19 deaths and 323 new positive cases yesterday. The figure brings to 237 the total number of fatalities in the state to date while the number of positive cases stands at 39,651. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the 323 new cases, Kuching accounted for 59 […]

Sarawak records 512 new positive cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 512 new Covid-19 positive cases yesterday (May 18), bringing the state’s tally to 39,328. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 353 cases or 60.13 percent of the new cases were detected in Miri, Bintulu, Sibu, Kapit and Kuching districts. Miri district accounted for 96 new cases; Bintulu 91; Sibu 69; Kapit […]

433 new cases, 1 death on May 17

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 433 new Covid-19 positive cases and one death yesterday. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its statement, said the death toll was 225. It said 268 or 61.89 percent of the new cases were detected in Miri, Kapit, Sibu, Kuching and Belaga districts. The districts that recorded cases yesterday were Miri […]