Bernama file photo shows a health worker conducting a Covid-19 swab test.
KUCHING (May 19): Sarawak registered its highest number of daily Covid-19 fatalities so far with seven deaths today.
The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in a statement that four of the fatalities were recorded in Sarikei, two in Sibu, and one in Ka[it.
The figures brought the total death toll from Covid-19 in the state to 237.
SDMC said the state registered 323 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the cumulative number of infections to 39,651cases.
A total of 190 or 58.82 per cent of today’s cases were detected in Kuching, Miri, Sibu, and Bintulu.
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