State records 15 deaths from Oct 15 to Oct 22

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 15 Covid-19 deaths from Oct 15 to Oct 22. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily Covid-19 update statement today (Oct 23), said most of the victims had comorbidities. Of the total deaths recorded, four were brought-in-dead (BID) cases. The death reported on Oct 15 involved a 64-year-old man from […]

Three more longhouses placed under EMCO

KUCHING: Three more longhouses in Sarawak have been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily Covid-19 update statement today (Oct 23), said that Rumah Patrick Mawat, Sg Kerubong, Selalang Sarikei in Sarikei; Rumah Jonathan Ujek, Sg. Janting, Bintangor in Meradong and Rumah Tadong, Gerugu Sengaih […]

State records 587 new cases, lowest in over two months

KUCHING: Sarawak today (Oct 23) recorded the lowest number of cases in over two months with only 587 new Covid-19 cases.   This was a significant decrease of 163 cases, compared to Friday’s 750 cases. According to the daily report by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), 576 or 98.13 percent of the Covid-19 cases comprised […]

18 deaths recorded

KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced that 18 fatalities were recorded from Oct 14 to Oct 21. The death recorded on Oct 14 involved a 63-year-old man from Samarahan who was brought in dead (BID) to Sarawak Heart Centre. The case has a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and heart disease. […]

Sarawak records slight increase

KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded 750 new Covid-19 cases today (Oct 22), pushing the cumulative number of cases tally to 235,215. This is a slight increase from Thursday’s tally (725 cases). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that of the total cases reported, 732 cases or 97.6 percent were in categories 1 and […]

Business slowly picking up at popular Taman Selera Harmoni

SIBU: Persatuan Peniaga Islam Taman Selera Harmoni Sibu chairman Abdul Taib Rosli says business at Taman Selera Harmoni is picking up as more traders resume operations. “Besides that, the number of visitors has also grown, and this is indeed a positive sign for the traders,” he said on Thursday (Oct 21). Taib stressed that the […]

Sarawak records 21 fatalities

KUCHING: Sarawak on Thursday (Oct 21) recorded 21 Covid-19 deaths including two brought-in-dead (BID) cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update statement disclosed that the death occurred on Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 15, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, and Oct 20. “On Oct 4, one Covid-19 death was recorded […]

One locality to begin EMCO, three extended

KUCHING: Enhanced movement control order (EMCO) has been imposed at Rumah (Rh) Michael, Karangan Manok in Julau District, from Thursday (Oct 21) to Oct 30. EMCO at three localities in Limbang District has also been extended. “For both Rh Hellen, Ensurai and Rh Mual, Kampung Ensungai, EMCO will be from Oct 23 to 29, whereas […]

Three BID cases among 15 deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak today (Oct 20) recorded 15 Covid-19 deaths including three brought-in-dead (BID) cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily update statement, said the death occurred on Oct 11, Oct 12 and between Oct 16 and Oct 19. “On Oct 11, one Covid-19 death was recorded in Sibu, involving a 68-year-old man who […]

State records 767 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak on Wednesday (Oct 20) recorded 767 Covid-19 cases, pushing the cumulative number of cases to 233,740. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that 756 or 98.57 percent of the new cases were of Categories 1 and 2 while 11 or 1.43 percent were of Categories 3, 4 and 5. Kuching topped the […]