Covid-19: Zero positive cases recorded in Sarawak, total remains at 572

KUCHING: No new positive Covid-19 cases were recorded yesterday, making the total cumulative tally of positive cases remain at 572, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Commi ee (SDMC).

SDMC in a statement reported that there were two recoveries that were discharged, bringing the total of recoveries and discharged cases to 551.

Four active cases were being treated in hospitals, out of which two are being treated at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), one in Sibu Hospital and one in Bintulu Hospital. None were in critical condition or require ventilator support.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Sarawak remained at 17.

Only Kuching remained classified as a yellow zone while 39 other districts were green zones.

Meanwhile, SDMC recorded 58 new person-under-investigation (PUI) cases yesterday, with seven still waiting for lab test results.

A total of 116 new person-under-surveillance (PUS) cases were also recorded by SDMC yesterday, bringing the total of PUS cases to 697 being quarantined at 11 hotels around the state.

In Kuching there were 331 PUS, Miri (216), Bintulu (43), Limbang (26) and Sibu (81).

Enforcement teams were also constantly monitoring various commercial premises to ensure they all comply with the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) standard operating procedure (SOP).

As of yesterday, the enforcement teams have inspected 2,068 premises around Sarawak.

The enforcement teams consist of personnel from the police, the armed forces, the Rela Corp, Civil Defence Department, local government enforcers and other agencies.

Apart from that Ops Benteng yesterday in six roadblocks in districts near the Sarawak-Kalimantan border have conducted checks on 968 vehicles with no untoward incidents.