Bernama file photo shows a health worker conducting a Covid-19 swab test.
KUCHING (Sept 5): Sarawak recorded an all-time high of 3,747 new Covid-19 cases today with 99.73 per cent of the cases in Category 1 (asymptomatic) and Category 2 (minor symptoms), said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
This is the first time that the state has breached the 3,000-mark, with the number of cases in recent weeks hovering above 2,000 cases.
In its daily update, SDMC said that 2,965 or 79.13 per cent of the total cases were Category 1 cases; 772 cases or 20.6 per cent under Category 2; one under Category 3 (lung infection); three under Category 4 (lung infection and in need of oxygen); and six under Category 5 (lung infection and in need of ventilator support).
A total of 35 districts logged new cases with Kuching topping the list with 1,311 cases.
“Eight other districts recorded triple-digit cases with Serian recording 397 cases, Sibu (254), Betong (214), Samarahan (191), Mukah (151), Pusa (142), Bintulu (129) and Bau (123),” said the committee.
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