569 new cases bring state tally to 59,139
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 569 new positive cases today (June 19), taking the state’s case tally to 59,139. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 361 of the cases or 63.44 percent were detected in Sibu, Sarikei, Kuching, Bintulu and Kapit. Sibu District registered 131 cases, Sarikei (83), Kuching (74), Bintulu (47), Kapit (26), Simunjan (23), […]
State records two deaths, 559 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two Covid-19 fatalities and 559 positive cases today (June 17), bringing the state’s death toll to 366 and positive cases tally to 58,034 to date. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said one death was recorded in Sibu and the other in Kuching. The 365th death was a 56-year-old woman from Sibu district. […]
State records significant drop in positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 570 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (June 16), a significant drop from the 718 cases recorded the previous day. The new cases raised the state’s tally to 57,475 cases. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said a total of 318 or 55.78 percent of the total cases were detected in […]
Slight drop in positive cases recorded
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a slight drop in positive Covid-19 cases with 569 today (June 12), compared to 699 cases the previous day. The new cases bring the state’s tally to 54,899 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 371 of these cases, or 65.20 percent, were detected in five districts, namely Sibu, Kuching, Kapit, […]
Big drop in new cases
Positive cases down to 419 yesterday from previous day’s 707 KUCHING: Sarawak today recorded a significant drop in new Covid-19 cases with 419 positive cases compared to 707 cases on Tuesday. The new positive cases bring the total tally in the state to 53,000. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that 294 cases or 70.17 […]
707 new cases, one death
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 707 new Covid-19 positive cases and one death today (June 8), bringing the tally to 52,581 cases and 327 deaths. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 477 or 67.47 percent of the new cases were detected in Kuching, Bintulu, Sri Aman, Miri, and Song districts. Kuching district led the tally with […]
Sarawak’s Covid-19 tally nears 50k mark
KUCHING: Sarawak’s Covid-19 tally is now 49,920 after 706 new cases were recorded on Friday (June 4). 395 cases (55.95 per cent) were recorded in the districts of Kuching, Sibu and Miri. Kuching reported 167 cases followed by Sibu, 115; then Miri, 113; Sri Aman, 50; Kapit, 43; Bintulu, 40; Samarahan, 32; Subis, 27; Mukah, […]
Another 594 new cases statewide
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 594 new Covid-19 positive cases today (June 3), bringing the state’s tally to 49,214. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 362 or 60.94 percent of the total number of cases were detected in the districts of Kuching, Miri, Sarikei and Bintulu. “Kuching recorded 136 cases, followed by Miri (99), Sarikei (66), […]
588 new cases – 106 in Kuching alone
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 588 new positive Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (June 2), bringing the state’s tally to 48,620. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today (June 2) said 284 of these cases, or 48.3 percent, were detected in the districts of Kuching, Miri, Sarikei, and Sibu. A total of 106 cases were recorded in Kuching District, Miri (67), Sarikei (61), Sibu (50), Samarahan (41), Tatau (38), Bintulu (35), Selangau (24), Asajaya (23), Sri Aman (22), Kapit (21), Bau (18), Beluru (11), Simunjan (11), Kanowit (10), Betong (seven), Pakan and Marudi (six each), Pusa, Subis and Dalat (five each), Meradong and Mukah (four each), Serian and Lundu (three each), and Sebauh (two). “Of the 588 new cases reported, 70 people exhibited signs and symptoms of Covid-19 infection during screening,” SDMC said, adding 481 individuals were those who had been issued quarantine orders. On the overall breakdown of the new cases, 393 were persons who had contact with positive Covid-19 cases, 88 were linked to existing active clusters, 58 were from other screenings at health facilities, and 49 were from symptomatic individual screenings at health facilities. “Today (June 2), 427 new cases have recovered and been discharged,” SDMC added. The committee said 94 of these cases were discharged from Bintulu Hospital and Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC), Sibu Hospital and PKRC (88), Sarawak General Hospital and PKRC (85), Miri Hospital and PKRC (79), Sarikei Hospital and PKRC (25), Kapit Hospital and PKRC (24), Betong PKRC (11), Mukah PKRC and Sri Aman Hospital and PKRC (nine each), Serian PKRC (two), and Lawas PKRC (one). “This brings the number of recovered and discharged cases thus far to 39,750 or 81.76 percent of the total number of Covid-19 cases in Sarawak,” SDMC said. There are still 8,456 active cases being isolated and treated at hospital wards and PKRCs throughout the state. “A total of 588 new persons-under-investigation (PUIs) have been reported and no PUIs are awaiting laboratory test results,” said SDMC.
703 Covid-19 cases on Gawai Day
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 703 Covid-19 positive cases on Gawai Day (June 1), bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 48,032. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said a total of 458 or 65.15 percent of the total cases detected were in Kuching, Bintulu and Miri districts. Kuching district recorded the highest number […]
