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Jalan Haji Taha cluster among four new clusters

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KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department today declared four new Covid-19 clusters in the districts of Kuching, Tebedu, Bintulu and Serian. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), revealed in a statement today (July 3),  that the Jalan Haji Taha cluster in Kuching was a workplace cluster involving a security company at Jalan Haji Taha. “Of the […]

State records lower positive cases at 361, one death

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 361 Covid-19 positive cases today (July 3) and one fatality, down from 440 cases and four deaths recorded the previous day. This brings the cumulative total number of cases to 66,196 with the death toll at 418. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 194 cases or 53.74 percent of the new […]

No Delta variant detected in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak has no Covid-19 cases related to the Delta variant, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He hoped that this will continue, and there will be no cases of the highly contagious variant of Covid-19 in Sarawak as the state fortifies measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 […]

EMCO at two localities

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today (Jul 2) announced that the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) would be enforced at two localities in the state. It said the EMCO would be enforced at Rumah (Rh) Amban, Sg Rian, Kabo, Saratok from July 3 to July 17 and Rh Malang anak Bada, Sungai Bayan, […]

Three new clusters emerge, one ends

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KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one Covid-19 workplace cluster and two community clusters on Friday (July 2). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cluster named Kilometer 85 Cluster comprises an oil palm plantation placed under enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at Jalan Mukah-Selangau in Mukah district. Ninety-two out of 348 people screened including the index case […]

Four more deaths in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded four new Covid-19 deaths, bringing the death toll to 417. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said the 414th death was a local 80-year-old woman from Sibu district who passed away at Sibu Hospital. She was confirmed positive on June 9. The case had comorbidities of high blood pressure, […]

440 positive cases on Friday, 59 involving detainees

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 440 Covid-19 cases on Friday (July 2), pushing the total number to 65,835. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 277 (62.95 per cent) of the total cases were detected in five districts, namely Serian, Kuching, Song, Sibu and Mukah. Serian recorded the highest number with 78, of which 59 cases (75.64 per […]

EMCO at three more localities in Sarawak

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today announced that the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) would be enforced at three localities in the state. It said the EMCO would be enforced at Rh Was Jenteng, Sungai Entajum, Tatau from June 30 to July 13; Rh Nyandang, Sungai Rayah, Jalan KJD, Bintangor, Meradong from July […]

Funeral ceremonies, death prayers cause new cluster

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KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) today (July 1) declared a new Covid-19 cluster in the Kuching district. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that the new Lorong 3 Kampung Siol Kandis cluster involved several families at Lorong 3, Kampung Siol Kandis in Petra Jaya here. The spread of Covid-19 occurred through funeral ceremonies […]

State records four new deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four new deaths involving Covid infection today (July 1) bringing the state’s Covid-19 death toll to 413. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Thursday (July 1)   said the 410th death was a local woman aged 32 years from Telang Usan District, who passed away in Miri Hospital. It […]