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SDMC says the latest case (Case 717) involved a local man who underwent a health check and Covid-19 screening before working at a local company in Kuching. – Stock photo of Bernama
KUCHING (Oct 4): Sarawak recorded a new locally transmitted Covid-19 case that was reported today in the Sibu district, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 717, the State Management Committee for Disasters (SDMC).
He said the most recent case (Case 717) involved a local man who underwent a medical checkup and a Covid-19 screening test before working at a local company in Kuching.
“The case underwent a health and screening examination at a government health clinic in Kota Samarahan on October 2 and the Covid-19 RT-PCR test result came back positive on October 3,” it said in a statement. .
The committee said that before arriving in Samarahan on October 1, Case 717 was alone in the Sibu district and had worked at a shipping port in Sibu until September 30.
“The case had never traveled abroad or visited high-risk areas of infection.
“In Kota Samarahan, the case was placed in the home of a worker belonging to his new employer’s company with other workers and he was instructed to undergo a medical check before starting work,” he said.
He pointed out that the patient, who is asymptomatic, has been admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) the same day his result was obtained.
“This case is classified as a local infection according to the movement of the case during the last month.
“Tracking his close contacts is now in full swing, including his family members, co-workers and social contacts,” he said.
He added that the case has been registered in the Sibu district based on its movement event, although this case was detected in the Samarahan district.
SDMC said that with this new positive case recorded, the Sibu district has now changed its status from green zone to yellow zone.
He also said that with the addition of this new case, this resulted in 16 patients now being treated at hospitals across the state, of which eight are treated at SGH, five at Miri Hospital, two at Sibu Hospital and one in Bintulu. Hospital.
“There are also no Covid-19 patients who have recovered or been discharged from hospitals today.
“The total number of recoveries remains at 682, which represents 95.25 percent of total cases,” he said.
On the number of persons under investigation (PUI), SDMC said that today two new cases were registered with one case pending the result of the laboratory test.
Since the first positive Covid-19 case was reported on March 13, the state has recorded a total of 19 deaths.
Kuching and Lawas districts remain as yellow zones following three cases of local infection in Lawas and one local case in Kuching reported in the last 14 days.
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