Bernama file photo shows a health worker conducting a Covid-19 swab test.
KUCHING (Aug 31): Sarawak continued to log over 2,000 Covid-19 infections with today’s cases registering at 2,285, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
It said in its Covid-19 daily update that the state also reported two death cases, bringing the death toll to 526.
“Almost half of the new infections were recorded in Kuching with 1,129 cases followed by Bau (228) and Serian (113),” it said.
In addition, 31 districts also reported new cases namely Lundu (93), Samarahan (81), Bintulu (76), Sibu (71), Mukah (61), Simunjan (60), Subis (59), Miri (54), Limbang (41), Song (34), Tebedu (32), Pusa (21), Tatau (20), Betong (16), Sri Aman (15), Kapit (13), Asajaya (10), Lubok Antu (10), Bukit Mabong (8), Sarikei (7), Belaga (7), Selangau (7), Beluru (5), Kanowit (4), Dalat (3), Matu (2), and one each in Meradong, Lawas, Julau, Pakan, and Sebauh.
The latest cases brought the state’s total number of infections to 116,558.
The committee said 2,275 or 99.56 per cent of today’s cases were of categories one and two involving asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients respectively.
“There were also two category three cases; four of category four and four of category five,” it added.
Category three refers to cases with pneumonia but not requiring oxygen while categories four and five are patients with pneumonia requiring oxygen and requiring ventilator support respectively.
SDMC also gave a summary of the cases which consisted of 1,753 cases which were detected from screenings of individuals with contact to positive cases; 248 from screenings of symptomatic individuals at health facilities; 182 from other screenings at health facilities; and 100 from screenings of individuals from existing active clusters.
“There were also two Import B cases where the individuals had returned or entered from Sabah (1) and Selangor (1),” it said.
On the latest fatalities, it said one of the victims was an 81-year-old woman from Kuching who had tested positive on August 30.
“She also had a history of hypertension and diabetes. She died at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH),” it said.
It said the 526th victim involved a 60-year-old man from Kapit.
“The victim, who died at Kapit Hospital, had tested positive on August 16. He also had comorbidities namely hypertension and dyslipidemia.”
Meanwhile, a total of 1,580 recovered Covid-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals and quarantine and low-risk patients treatment centres (PKRC) across the state.
The committee said 949 were discharged from SGH and PKRC under SGH; 120 from Sibu Hospital and the PKRC under Sibu Hospital; 114 from PKRC Serian; 105 from PKRC Unimas; 76 from PKRC Betong; 71 from Bintulu Hospital and the PKRC under Bintulu Hospital; 47 from PKRC Mukah; 44 from Kapit Hospital and the PKRC under Kapit Hospital; 25 from Sri Aman Hospital and PKRC under Sri Aman Hospital; 24 from Miri Hospital and PKRC under Miri Hospital; three from Sarikei Hospital and the PKRC under Sarikei Hospital; and two from PKRC Lawas.
“The total number of recoveries in the state have now increased to 89,919 or 77.15 per cent out of the overall cases,” said the committee.
It also said that 25,907 patients were still warded and under medical supervision at hospitals and PKRCs throughout the state including 45 cases who are in the intensive care unit (ICU) and 18 intubated cases.