Three new deaths bring toll to 252
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded three new Covid-19 fatalities yesterday (May 23), bringing the state’s death toll to 252. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the 250th death was Case 35,280, a 73-year-old local woman who was treated at Bintulu Hospital for breathing difficulties. “The case was found symptomatic with fever, body fatigue […]
Five new deaths bring toll to 230
KUCHING: Five new Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the state on Tuesday (May 18), bringing the death toll to 230. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said three of the death cases were reported in Kapit district and the rest in Sibu district. It said the 226th death involved a 51-year-old local woman who had been […]
4,113 new Covid cases, 34 deaths nationwide today
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 4,113 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, a slight drop from the 4,855 infections recorded yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a post on his official Twitter account, also said that 4,190 recovery cases were recorded overnight. “Of the new cases today, 4,112 were local transmissions […]
Two new deaths bring toll to 211
KUCHING: Sarawak reported two new Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday (May 11), bringing the death toll to 211. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said, “The first case involved a 63-year-old local woman from Sibu district who received treatment at Sibu Hospital. She was confirmed positive through close contact screening on May 5. “She was coughing for […]
State records two new deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the state’s death toll to 182. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 181st death was Case 30,157, a local woman aged 82 years who was found unconscious by family members on Apr 25 and was then brought to Mukah Hospital. “She […]
Two new deaths bring state’s toll to 180
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 deaths today (May 1), bringing the state’s death toll from the virus to 180. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 179th death was Case 24,259, a 72-year-old local woman who was found positive on Apr 18. The case was related to the Sungai Duan cluster. “After being […]
Six new Covid-19 deaths on Monday
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six new Covid-19 fatalities on Monday (April 26), bringing the state’s death toll to 162. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 157th death was Case 26,237, a 33-year-old local woman who was found unconscious at home by family members. “The case was referred to Kapit Hospital for treatment and pronounced dead […]
Three deaths bring toll to 156
KUCHING: Three new Covid-19 deaths were recorded on Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 156. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the 154th death case was a 75–year-old local woman who was admitted to Bintulu Hospital. “She showed symptoms of fever, coughing, diarrhoea and body fatigue,” it said. A rt-PCR smearing […]
35-year-old man among three dead
KUCHING: A 35-year-old man was among the three Covid-19 deaths recorded in Sarawak on Monday (Apr 19). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said with the three deaths, the total Covid-19 death toll in the state was now 140. It said the man was treated at Sibu Hospital for respiratory distress before […]
Two new deaths take the state’s toll to 105
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (Mar 29) recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19, taking the state’s cumulative toll to 105. State Disaster Management Committee in a statement yesterday said the first death was that of a 62-year-old local woman who was treated at Miri Hospital for respiratory distress. “She developed cough symptoms a few days after […]