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A medical staff performs a swab test on a person during a mass test in this file photo of Bernama
KUCHING (Feb 28): Sarawak recorded 171 new Covid-19 cases along with two deaths today, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in a statement.
This brings the total number of positive cases in the state to 9,545 cases and the Sarawak death toll from Covid-19 to 83.
According to SDMC, death number 82 involved a 78-year-old local woman who was admitted to Bintulu Hospital after complaining of breathing difficulties.
She was tested positive for Covid-19 on February 16 and her health continued to deteriorate before she died on February 27.
He had existing comorbidities such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney failure.
Death number 83 is related to the Pasai Cluster, said SDMC.
It involved an 80-year-old local man who had been admitted to Sibu Hospital after he was found positive for Covid-19 on February 29 following an active case detection (ACD) operation.
His health continued to deteriorate and he died on February 27.
The man had existing comorbidities such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and prostate cancer.
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