Bernama file photo shows a health worker conducting a Covid-19 swab test.
KUCHING (Aug 8): Sarawak today reported another 581 new Covid-19 cases with Kuching at the top of the list with 263 infections, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
In a statement today, SDMC said that this was followed by Serian (84), Sri Aman (42), Samarahan (33), Bau (30), Bintulu (22), Sibu (21), Selangau (16), Tatau (14), Miri (12), Lundu (12), Meradong (six), Asajaya (six), Kapit (four), Pusa (three), Lubok Antu (two), Subis (two), Tebedu (two) and Beluru (two).
One new case each was reported at Sarikei, Simunjan, Saratok, Kanowit and Telang Usan.
The committee added that no deaths were reported in the state today.
Meanwhile, SDMC pointed out that 88 per cent of 514 of the new cases today were asymptomatic.
“A total of 269 new cases were detected due to contact tracing of previously identified positive patients and only three of them were symptomatic,” it said.
SDMC said 109 cases were discovered from existing active Covid-19 clusters with nine of them exhibiting symptoms.
A total of 52 new cases involving symptomatic patients were detected at health facilities and another 145 cases were discovered during other screenings also at health facilities, with three of them being symptomatic.
The committee added that the state had recorded three cases classified as Import B with two from Kuala Lumpur and one from Sabah. All three were asymptomatic.
Another three cases, classified as Import-A, were reported with two from Indonesia and one from Singapore. All three patients were also asymptomatic.
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