One death, 276 new cases
KUCHING: A 66-year-old senior citizen in Sibu is the latest Covid-19 fatality case in Sarawak, bringing the total number of deaths to 97. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the victim, identified as Case 12,907, went to seek treatment at Sibu Hospital after having breathing difficulty. “The case had fever and cough since the past […]
Sibu records three deaths
By Sarah Hafizah Chandra & Noor Syahhira Hady KUCHING: Three new deaths were recorded in Sibu on Sunday (Feb 14), bringing the state’s death toll to 61. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that the 59th death was a 52-year-old local woman who was admitted to Sibu Hospital due to breathing […]
Virus claims three more lives
KUCHING: Covid-19 has claimed the lives of three from Sibu, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 53 to date. A 74-year-old local man (Case 2,584) was admitted to Sibu Hospital after he showed Covid-19 symptoms when being screened on Jan 25. His health deteriorated and he was announced dead on Feb […]
Two deaths push state’s total to 50 to date
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded two pandemic fatalities in Sibu, bringing the total number of deaths to 50 to date. A 92-year-old local man who was case No. 4,527 was admitted to Sibu Hospital on Jan 20 due to breathing difficulty since Jan 29. His rT-PCR was conducted on Jan 31 and it came back positive […]
Two new deaths bring total to 30
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 fatalities on Monday (Jan 25), both in Sibu, bringing the number of deaths to 30. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first victim was Case No 2,855, a local aged 72 years old, who was referred to Sibu Hospital on Jan 24. “She experienced difficulty in breathing and […]
India’s Covid-19 tally close to 7 mln, 73,272 new cases recorded
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 tally continues to rise and is close to 7 million, as 73,272 new cases in the past 24 hours took it to 6,979,423 on Saturday, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry. With as many as 926 deaths since Friday morning, the total death toll rose to 107,416, […]
12 deaths so far
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) recorded 12 deaths involving crocodile attacks in Sarawak from 2018 to date. State Bomba director Khirudin Drahman disclosed that as of Aug 26 this year, there have been six crocodile attacks throughout the state. In 2020, five men have fallen victim while one is still missing, believed to […]
Latest Coronavirus global developments
PARIS: Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Death toll tops 800,000 The pandemic has killed at least 800,004 people worldwide since surfacing in China late last year, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP on Saturday. More than 23 million cases have been registered in 196 countries and territories. […]
India coronavirus death toll passes China’s
NEW DELHI: India’s coronavirus death toll passed neighbouring China’s on Friday, with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to official data. India, home to some of the world’s most packed cities and a creaking healthcare system, is emerging as a new hotspot with record jumps in new cases in […]
Global Coronavirus death toll exceeds 350,000 mark
ANKARA: The global death toll from the novel coronavirus crossed the 350,000 mark Tuesday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University. According to Anadolu Agency, data compiled by the university showed that the number of deaths worldwide has reached 350,423 while 2.28 million people have recovered. There are also over 5.58 million confirmed cases worldwide, according […]