Sarawak records 25 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 25 new positive Covid-19 cases here today, – the highest daily spike in recent months, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 985. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the total, 19 were close contacts to the existing Covid-19 clusters. All […]
18 new cases in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 18 new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally to 960. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 15 cases were reported in Kuching, two in Miri and one in Kota Samarahan. Two of the cases in Kuching had close contacts with the Baki Cluster. Case 943 is a woman in Kampung Haji […]
State records six new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six new positive Covid-19 cases — all in Kuching district today, bringing the cumulative tally of cases in the state thus far to 942. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said case 937 was detected in the Greenhill Cluster, involving an Indonesian woman who was a helper to the family […]
Youth programmes free of politics
KUCHING: Youth programmes held by the Sarawak Youth and Sports Ministry are free of political elements, said its minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He stressed that the ministry is serious when it comes to youth development. “We do not hold programmes only when there is an election coming up. All youth programmes are held […]
619 screened in Wisma Saberkas contact tracing
KUCHING: A total of 619 individuals were screened for Covid-19 as part of contact tracing for the Wisma Saberkas Cluster. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said a total of 16 people, including the index case, tested positive, including the five new cases detected involving the cluster, today. “619 individuals were screened and of the total, […]
Sarawak’s total now hits 936 with 9 new cases
KUCHING: Nine new Covid-19 cases were reported in Sarawak today, pushing the total number of cases to 936. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the nine cases, eight were in Kuching and one in Miri. Case 928 is classified as Import B, involving a local man who had returned to Sarawak from Negeri […]
One-year-old among 21 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 21 new positive Covid-19 cases today (Tuesday), including a one-year- old toddler, bringing the total number in the state to 927. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of these cases, 12 were reported in Kuching, three in Lundu, three in Miri and three in Lawas. Ten new cases came from the Green […]
Nine new cases push total number to 881
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded nine new positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number in the state to 881. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said of these cases, six were reported in Kuching, two in Miri and one in Samarahan. Five (of six) of the new cases in Kuching are from the Green […]
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 […]
814 villagers screened today
KUCHING: By noon today, 814 villagers at Kampung Haji Baki had undergone their first Covid-19 screening and are awaiting the test results. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was pleased with the villagers’ cooperation. “We really appreciate that,” he told the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Covid-19 update press conference today. SDMC enforced […]
