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Sarawak registered 201 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 11,096 cases, says SDMC. – Stock Photo
KUCHING (March 7): Sarawak registered 201 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 11,096 cases, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said.
No deaths were reported in the state today, keeping the death toll at 87.
As for today’s new cases, Sibu again topped the list with 75, followed by Kapit (37), Bau (18), Miri (16), Kuching (12), Betong (9), Bintulu (8), Sri Aman (8), Serian (7), Selangau (3), Julau (2), Lundu (2), Meradong (1), Pusa (1), Samarahan (1) and Sarikei (1).
Of the 75 new cases in the Sibu district, 42 involved the recently declared Jalan Awang Cluster and two more from another new cluster known as the Kiba Cluster.
Two other new cases were detected in Sibu from health worker screenings and were also asymptomatic, while two cases were from screenings of people with symptoms.
In Kapit, 19 cases involved the Gelong Cluster and 18 more were detected through active case detection (ACD).
All 18 cases in Bau district were detected through ACD.
In Miri, 13 cases were detected due to ACD, one case was from voluntary screening, one case was from a health worker and another was a symptomatic patient.
Six of the new cases in Kuching were from the Emperoh Jambu Cluster, three from the voluntary screening, one from the Ho Pin Cluster, one detected through ACD, and one was classified as Import B (case imported from another state) involving a Sarawakian who He was returning from Selangor. .
In Betong, nine cases involved Jalan Muhibbah’s group and another case was detected through ACD.
The eight new cases in Sri Aman were detected through ACD.
In Bintulu, five of the cases were detected through ACD, two through voluntary examinations, and one was classified as Import B case involving a Sarawakian returning from Johor.
Six of the new cases in Serian were detected through ACD and another involved the Emperoh Jambu Cluster.
In Selangau, all three cases were detected through ACD, while the two new cases in Julau involved the Bukit Tunggal Group.
One of the two new cases in Lundu was detected through ACD, while another was voluntary detection.
The new solitary case in Samarahan was from voluntary screening, while the new cases in Pusa and Sarikei were detected through ACD.
In Meradong, the case was detected from a voluntary examination, but it was classified as Import C (imported from another district) as the patient was infected in Sibu.
As of today, 2,377 active cases are being treated in hospitals and low-risk and quarantine Covid-19 (PKRC) treatment centers.
A total of 892 are at Sibu Hospital and PKRC, 341 at Bintulu Hospital and PKRC, 308 at Miri Hospital and PKRC, 299 at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and Kuching PKRC, 209 at Betong Hospital and PKRC, 170 at Kapit Hospital and PKRC 137 at Sarikei Hospital and PKRC and 21 at Sri Aman Hospital and PKRC.
SDMC also reported that 196 cases have recovered and were discharged today, making a total of 8,595 recovery cases or 77.46 percent of the 11,096 cases accumulated in Sarawak to date.
The recovery cases are from Sibu Hospital with 118, Bintulu Hospital (22), Sarikei Hospital (22), SGH (19), Kapit PKRC (10) and Miri Hospital (5).
SDMC also recorded 203 new Persons Under Investigation (PUI) cases in which three were still awaiting the results of their lab tests.
At the same time, the committee also recorded 409 people under surveillance (PUS) cases today, bringing a total of 6,287 of them to date in quarantine at 91 hotels and other accommodations across the state.
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