Betong records five of 13 Covid deaths from Oct 21 to Nov 8

KUCHING: Five out of 13 Covid19 deaths in Sarawak between Oct 21 and Nov 8 were recorded in Betong Hospital, revealed the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).

In its daily Covid update yesterday, SDMC said on Oct 21, one death at Betong Hospital involved a 49-year-old woman with hypertension.

This was followed the next day by a 71-year-old man who was brought in dead (BID) to the hospital. He had hypertension and diabetes.

“On Oct 25, there were two BID cases brought to the same hospital. One was a man aged 85 with a history of dyslipidaemia and heart disease, while the other was a woman aged 92 with hypertension.

“On Oct 27, another BID case brought to Betong Hospital was an 84-year-old man. He had no known medical history,” the committee said.

The other Covid fatalities involved an 89-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia, who died at Miri Hospital on Nov 5.

Three deaths were recorded Nov 6 – a woman aged 91 who was BID to Saratok Hospital; a 73-year-old man at Miri Hospital; and a woman, 85, at Bau Hospital. All three had comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes.

On Nov 7, two deaths were recorded in Miri Hospital, both men. One was aged 85 with hypertension, dyslipidaemia and chronic obstructive lung disease, while the other, aged 98, had hypertension and diabetes.

Nov 8 saw fatalities recorded at Sibu Hospital involving a 68year-old woman with no known medical history; and at Bau Hospital, a man aged 83 who had hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.