Bernama file photo shows a health worker conducting a Covid-19 swab test.
KUCHING (Aug 3): Sarawak recorded 494 new Covid-19 cases today, more than half of which was registered in Kuching alone, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
It said in its Covid-19 daily update that there were also two death cases in the state bringing the death toll to 464.
“Kuching was the only district which recorded triple-digit cases at 307 out of the 18 districts which reported new cases today.
“The other districts are Serian with 57 cases, Subis (32), Bintulu (18), Samarahan (18), Bau (9), Miri (8), Sibu (8), Kabong (6), Simunjan (6), Pakan (5), Tatau (5), Lundu (4), Selangau (4), Lawas (3), Asajaya (2), and one each in Tebedu and Sarikei,” it said.
The state’s cumulative number of Covid-19 cases now stands at 78,211.
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