Kuching records two new local infections

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new locally transmitted positive Covid-19 cases in Kuching District yesterday, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 772, says the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).

Case 771 is a local cake seller who was found positive for the disease after undergoing selfscreening at a private hospital here on Oct 22, after complaining of sleeping difficulty.

The man has no history of overseas travel and has not gone to any Covid-19 high risk areas, nor has he been in contact with any other positive cases.

Case 772 is a woman, a China national who went for a screening at a private hospital here as she needed to fly back to China.

She went for the screening on Oct 22 and was found to be positive for Covid-19 on the same day. She was asymptomatic.

The woman has no history of overseas travel prior nor has she visited any Covid-19 high risk areas.

The source of infection for both cases are still being investigated, and has been classified as local infections as of yesterday.

Lubok Antu District , meanwhile, was declared a green zone joining 37 other districts in the state after no new cases were reported in the district over the past 14 days.

Kuching and Bintulu districts remain as yellow zones.