Covid-19: Sarawak’s daily cases dip to 261, half in Kuching

KUCHING: Sarawak’s daily Covid-19 cases dropped below 300 yesterday with 261 new cases registered, said the State Disaster Management Commi ee (SDMC).

It said in its Covid-19 daily update that the state also recorded one death case, bringing the death toll to 444.

Half of the new cases were yet again registered in Kuching with the district recording 130 cases, albeit a dip from Saturday’s 194 cases.

This was a stark contrast from the 15 other districts that had reported new cases yesterday, where Sibu registered 31 followed by Sarikei (21), Samarahan (18), Meradong (12), Bintulu (9), Beluru (8), Saratok (6), Asajaya (6), Miri (5), Kapit (5), Pakan (4), Bau (2), Subis (2), and one each in Serian and Tatau.

The state’s cumulative number of Covid-19 cases now stands at 71,300.

The commi ee said the new cases yesterday consisted of 169 cases which were detected from screenings of individuals with contact to positive cases; 21 from screenings of individuals from existing active clusters; 48 from other screenings at health facilities; and 23 from screenings of symptomatic individuals at health facilities.

On the latest death case, it said the victim was a 58-yearold man from Kapit who had tested positive for Covid-19 on June 17.

“The victim, who died at Kapit Hospital, had a history of high blood pressure and dyslipidemia,” it added.

Meanwhile, a total of 495 recovered Covid-19 patients were discharged yesterday from hospitals and quarantine and low-risk patients treatment centres (PKRC) across the state.

“The total number of recoveries in the state has now increased to 62,865 or 92.38 per cent out of the overall cases,” said the commi ee.

It also said that 4,826 patients were still warded and under medical supervision at hospitals and PKRCs throughout the state.