New Covid cases dip to 18,815; Sarawak still top with 3,660

KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped slightly to 18,815 today from 19,495 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In infographics shared on his Twitter and Facebook accounts, he said this brought the cumulative number of positive cases to 2,049,750. According to him, Sarawak still recorded the highest daily number […]

Backlog reason for high 4,709 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 4,709 new positive Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 15), bringing the state’s tally to 167,012 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) explained that the high number of cases was due to a cumulative backlog of tests from Sept 10 to 14.  It said 4,702 of the new cases or 99.85 percent […]

New Covid cases breach 19,000 mark again, Sarawak reclaims top spot

KUALA LUMPUR: After seeing a decline in Covid-19 new infections for four straight days, Malaysia’s case numbers went up again today after 19,495 new infections were recorded as of noon. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, posting the latest figures on social media, said the increase of 3,826 cases compared to yesterday’s numbers […]

99.7pct of Tuesday’s new cases Category 1 and 2

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,983 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Sept 14), a significant decrease of 1,539 from the previous day’s total of 3,522. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of Tuesday’s total, 1,977 or 99.7 per cent were Category 1 and 2 cases while six cases or 0.3 per cent were Category 3, 4 and […]

Malaysia breaches 2 mln mark with 15, 669 Covid-19 cases today

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 new cases in the country continued to drop for four days in a row, with 15,669 cases reported in the last 24 hours until noon today. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah through his postings on his Twitter account and Facebook page, said the additional cases have […]

Decrease in cases recorded

KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded 3,522 Covid-19 cases today (Sept 13), almost two thousand fewer than the previous day’s cases (5,291), along with five fatalities. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said of the total, 3,518 or 99.89 percent comprised that of Categories 1 and 2 while four cases were from Category 5. […]

New Covid cases decline, daily tally at 16,073

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s daily tally of Covid-19 cases continues to drop with 16,073 cases reported over the past 24 hours, from 19,198 cases reported yesterday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced. However, in his tweet, he said the new cases brought the cumulative total of Covid-19 cases in the country to almost […]

Increased active contact tracing result in backlog, high number of cases

KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 5,291 on Sunday (Sept 12), bringing the number of cumulative cases to 156,798. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that the high number of cases was due to the increase in active contact tracing activities throughout Sarawak, especially in localities […]

19,198 new Covid cases today, with more than 5,000 in Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: The country logged 19,198 new Covid-19 cases as at noon today, dropping from 19,550 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a post on Twitter and Facebook said the additional cases put the overall total for the nation at 1,979,698 cases. Meanwhile, daily infections in Sarawak swelled to record […]

Slight increase in new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 3,743 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Sept 11), ten cases more compared to the previous day’s tally of 3,734 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,735 or 99.79 percent of the new cases comprised Category 1 and 2 patients while only eight cases were in Category 3, 4, and 5. […]