Cases drop to 18 from 29

KUCHING: COVID-19 cases in Sarawak have dropped to 18 from the previous’ 29 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 252,809. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update stated that, of the 18 cases on Sunday (Jan 30), six were in category 1 while 12 in category 2. “The breakdown of […]

New cases jump to 29

KUCHING: Sarawak saw a spike in new positive COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 29). It registered 29 new cases compared to 11 on Friday (Jan 28). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily COVID-19 update statement today, said this brought the state’s case tally to 252,791. It said that of these 29 new […]

Daily cases drop to 11 from 19

KUCHING: Sarawak saw a decreased number of Covid-19 cases on Friday (Jan 28) compared to the previous day’s 19 cases, bringing the overall tally to 252,762. A total of 11 new cases were reported with seven of them in Category 1 while the rest were in Category 2. According to a statement by Sarawak Disaster […]

19 new cases in state

KUCHING: The state reported 19 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Jan 27), Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said. The committee added that Sarawak’s cumulative cases now stand at 252,751, and no deaths were reported today. Sibu and Kuching have recorded five cases each followed by Miri (three), Song (two) and one each in Kapit, Limbang, […]

Sarawak records 10 new cases

KUCHING: The state registered 10 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 25). This was a slight increase of three cases, compared to Monday’s seven cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update said the cumulative number of cases now stood at 252,719. “Of the new cases, three were asymptomatic, while six cases […]

Lion dances can go ahead during CNY

KUCHING: Lion dance activities will be allowed throughout the upcoming Lunar New Year celebration, according to the latest revised standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). The revision follows numerous appeals by various Chinese associations for SDMC to rethink the banning of lion dance performances during the annual cultural celebration. […]

14 new cases, zero fatality

KUCHING: Fourteen new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Sarawak here on Sunday, according to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its press statement. SDMC said there are currently 252,702 cumulative cases. Three cases each have been detected in Sibu and Bintulu, Miri (2), Kuching (2), Betong (2), Samarahan (1) and Limbang (1). There […]

Sibu tops list with six out of 14 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 14 cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (Jan 22), with the total number of cases adding up to 252,688. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that 13 cases were in categories 1 and 2, while only one case in category 3. “Breaking down of the cases saw Sibu again topping the table […]

New cases mostly in categories 1 and 2

BY JACINTHA KUCHING: Sarawak recorded double digit new COVID-19 cases on Friday (Jan 21). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its statement said the 14 new cases comprised 13 cases in categories 1 and 2 and one case in category 4. The state’s cumulative cases now stand at 252,674. Sibu topped the number of new […]

21 new Covid-19 cases reported on Wednesday

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Jan 19) with 20 of the cases being Category 1 and 2 while one was Category 5. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reported that the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 252,646. Sibu topped the numbers with nine cases. Kuching recorded five new […]