Covid-19: Sarawak records 432 new cases, 3 deaths

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KUCHING (Apr 27): Sarawak continued its streak of three-digit daily Covid-19 cases with 432 new cases today along with three deaths, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).

It said 70 per cent of the cases were concentrated in Bintulu, Bukit Mabong, Miri, Sibu and Kanowit districts.

“Bintulu has recorded the highest number of cases for the second consecutive day with 81 cases. This is followed by Bukit Mabong with 64 cases, Miri (60), Sibu (53), Kanowit (46), Selangau (23), Mukah (23), Kuching (21), Matu (10), Julau (8), Marudi (6), Sebauh (6), Lundu (4), Sri Aman (3), Sarikei (3), and Pakan (3).

“Serian, Lubok Antu, Bau, Meradong and Betong districts recorded two cases each while Belaga, Tatau, Beluru, Saratok and Telang Usan recorded one case,” it said in a statement.

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The cumulative total of positive cases have now increased to 28,961 cases.

The committee said the latest fatalities, which brought the total death toll in the state to 165, were recorded in Bintulu (2) and Sarikei (1).

“The 163rd death case involved a 54-year-old man who was admitted to Bintulu Hospital after experiencing symptoms of fever, cough, headache and chest pain a few days ago.

“He was swabbed with the RT-PCR test which turned up positive on April 9. He passed away on April 24 after his condition deteriorated,” it said.

It said the 164th fatality was also recorded in Bintulu district, involving a 47-year-old woman who was admitted to Bintulu Hospital with symptoms of sore throat, fever, cough, diarrhea and shortness of breath.

“The victim’s RT-PCR test was found positive on April 11. Her health condition deteriorated and she died on April 25,” it said, adding that this case had a history of comoribidities namely hypertension.

A 44-year-old woman was the state’s 165th death case, said the committee.

“She was admitted to Sarikei Hospital after having trouble breathing. She also had symptoms of cough and loss of taste a few days ago.

“The victim, who had a history of comorbidities namely diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia, had tested positive for Covid-19 on April 20 through the Rapid Test Kit Antigen and RT-PCR test. Her health condition was found to have deteriorated and she passed away on April 25,” it said.

On the new cases, SDMC said only 52 individuals out of the 432 cases had shown signs and symptoms of Covid-19 infection when screenings were conducted.

“There were also 376 cases detected from individuals who were instructed to be quarantined at quarantine centres,” it said.

It also gave a summary of the cases where 246 cases were from screenings of individuals with contact to positive cases; 128 cases from screenings of individuals from existing active clusters; 36 cases from screenings of symptomatic individuals at health facilities; and 20 cases from other screenings at health facilities.

“The state also recorded an Import A case involving an individual who had returned from Yemen and an Import B case where an individual had returned from another state in the country,” it added.

In Bintulu, 77 out of 81 cases were detected from screenings of contacts to positive cases; three from screenings of symptomatic individuals; and one from other screenings while all of Bukit Mabong cases were traced from the Putai Cluster.

Besides Bukit Mabong, Sebauh, Betong, and Saratok also registered cases which were linked to active clusters namely the Jalan Sebauh-Bintulu Cluster, Kampung Tengah Betong Cluster, and Jalan Roban Lama Cluster respectively.

Miri recorded the majority of cases from screenings of contacts to positive cases (50), whereas seven were detected from screenings of symptomatic individuals; two from other screenings; and one from the Pujut Satu Cluster.

Sibu registered 36 cases from screenings of contacts to positive cases; nine from the Jalan Disa Cluster; seven from screenings of symptomatic individuals and one from other screenings while Kanowit recorded 28 cases from the Sungai Tuah Cluster; 13 from screenings of symptomatic individuals; four from screenings of contacts to positive cases; and one from the Jalan Maju Cluster.

In Selangau, 18 cases were detected from screenings of contacts to positive cases, four from the Sungai Banus Cluster and one from screenings of symptomatic individuals whereas in Mukah, 22 were from screenings of contacts to positive cases and one was linked to the Jalan Bambangan Cluster.

Kuching’s cases were mainly traced from other screenings (13), while another seven cases were from screenings of contacts to positive cases. The district also recorded one Import A case.

In Matu, seven cases were linked to the Sungai Passin Cluster and another three were from screenings of contacts to positive cases.

The six cases recorded in Marudi were detected from screenings of contacts to positive cases (five) and Jalan Kapitan Cluster (1) while Pakan recorded two cases from screenings of symptomatic individuals and one from screenings of contacts to positive cases.

Sarikei recorded two cases from screenings of contacts to positive cases and one from screenings of symptomatic individuals while Subis registered two cases which were linked to the Abak Bon Cluster and one from screenings of contacts to positive cases.

In Meradong, the district recorded a case each from the Sungai Gemuan Cluster and screenings of contacts to positive cases whereas Bau registered a case from screenings of contacts to positive cases and one from other screenings.

Serian recorded one Import B case and one from screenings of symptomatic individuals.

All cases recorded in Julau, Lundu, Sri Aman, Lubok Antu, Tatau and Beluru were traced from screenings of contacts to positive cases while Belaga and Telang Usan’s sole case were detected from other screenings.

Meanwhile, SDMC said 610 cases had recovered today, bringing the total number of recoveries in the state to 23,042 or 79.56 per cent out of the overall cases.

It also said that 5,685 patients were still being isolated and treated at hospitals and PKRCs throughout the state.

A total of 432 new person under investigation (PUI) cases were also reported with none pending lab test result.