KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded six new Patient Under Investigation (PUI) cases for Covid-19.
State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said in a statement yesterday, five of the six cases reported were in Sarawak General Hospital and one in Sibu Hospital.
Thus, bring the total to 91 PUI cases as from Jan 10 up till yesterday.
The majority of the cases (70) are Malaysians, 18 Chinese nationals, a Thai national, an Indonesian and a Canadian.
However, 79 had been tested negative while the remaining 12 are still awaiting laboratory test results.
Meanwhile, the Health Department has screened 4,971 arrivals at various airports, land and sea entry points, as at 12pm Friday.
The
Department has again advised those who have fallen sick (fever,
coughing and breathing difficulty) within 14 days after returning from China to
seek immediate medical treatment.
They must inform the doctors treating them of their travel history.
All doctors are to report any suspected cases to the nearest respective divisional/district Health Department using the notification form or they can send email to the state Health Department Crisis Preparedness And Response Centre at cprc_sarawak.gov.my or dial 082 443248.
