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KUCHING: Investigation and close contact tracing are ongoing for six new positive Covid-19 cases registered in Sarawak today, bringing the total number of positive cases to 1,105.
The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said two of the cases were classified as locally transmitted cases, while the other four were ‘Import B’ cases, involving cases from other Malaysian states.
In a statement here, SDMC said that case number 1100 was a local woman from Lawas who planned to travel to Miri but tested positive on December 24.
The second local case involved a South African man who worked in a factory and tested positive for the virus on December 24.
One of the latest Import B cases involved a Terengganu man who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on December 24 after entering Sarawak through the Bintulu airport on December 17.
Another Import B case involved a Sarawak health worker who arrived from Putrajaya and two Sarawak male students who arrived from Perak and Kuala Lumpur, respectively.
All three were confirmed positive for Covid-19 on December 24 after entering Sarawak through the Bintulu airport on December 17.
Following these cases, the districts of Bintulu and Lawas have now changed from green to yellow zones, bringing the total of yellow zones in Sarawak to four, including Kuching and Sibu. -Bernama
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