KUCHING (Feb 18): Sarawak recorded another two Covid-19 deaths in Sibu today as well as 200 new positive cases, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
This brings the death toll in Sarawak to 67, while the cumulative number of positive cases stands at 7,425, the committee said in a statement today.
According to SDMC, the 66th death involved a 72-year-old local woman who was admitted to Sibu Hospital after experiencing difficulty breathing, a fever and coughing.
Her RT-PCR test revealed that she had been infected with Covid-19 on Feb 6, and her health continued to deteriorate before she died on Feb 17.
SDMC said she had a history of comorbidity such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
The 67th was related to the Pasai Cluster, said SDMC. It involved a 66-year-old local man who was admitted to Sibu Hospital after experiencing difficulty breathing.
His sample was tested and returned positive for Covid-19 on Feb 8. His health continued to deteriorate and he died on Feb 17.
The man had a history of comorbidity such as high blood pressure and dyslipidemia.
According to SDMC’s cases breakdown by districts, Sibu topped the list with the most new cases today at 120, where 62 were from voluntary screenings, 56 from active case detection (ACD) activities, one from an individual who experienced symptoms, and one healthcare worker.
Kanowit came second after recording 22 new cases today, all from ACD, while Kuching came third with 17 new cases, where 10 were from the Kampung Sungai Maong Cluster, five from voluntary screenings, one individual who just returned from Dalat, and one individual who just returned from India.
Sebauh district recorded 11 new cases all from ACD from the Targeted Enhanced Movement Control Order areas, while Bukit Mabong district also recorded 11 cases, all involving the Gelong Cluster, where 10 were local infections and one returned from Kapit.
Kapit district recorded four new cases all from ACD, while Miri also recorded four new cases where two were from ACD and two were patients who sought treatment after having symptoms.
Sri Aman district recorded four new cases all from ACD, while Bau district recorded three, where two were patients seeking treatment after having symptoms, and one from voluntary screening.
In Bintulu district, one new case was detected from ACD, while in Betong one case was detected involving a healthcare worker, one case in Julau was from the Nanga Lijan Cluster, and one case from Subis was detected through ACD.
In total, 1,971 active cases are being treated in hospitals around the state where 1,080 were in Sibu Hospital, Miri Hospital (310), Kapit Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) (200), Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) (175), Bintulu Hospital (148), Sarikei Hospital (55), Limbang Hospital (1), Sri Aman PKRC (1) and Lawas PKRC (1).
The committee also revealed that 154 cases have recovered and were discharged from hospitals in Sarawak, where 70 were from Sibu Hospital, Sarikei Hospital (25), Bintulu Hospital (20), Kapit PKRC (18), Miri Hospital (13), SGH (7) and Limbang Hospital (1).
The Covid-19 recovery rate in Sarawak now stands at 5,358 or 72.16 per cent out of 7,425 total cases in the state.
Meanwhile, SDMC recorded 263 new persons-under-investigation (PUI) cases where three were still awaiting their lab test results.
At the same time, 421 new persons-under-surveillance (PUS) cases were recorded, making it a total of 5,315 cases being quarantined in 84 hotels and other accommodations across Sarawak.