Bernama file photo shows a health worker conducting a Covid-19 swab test.
KUCHING (Aug 9): Sarawak today recorded 589 new Covid-19 cases, more than half of which were registered in Kuching, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
It said in its Covid-19 daily update that the state also reported three death cases, bringing the death toll to 471.
“Kuching was the only district out of the 24 districts reporting new cases today which recorded triple-digit cases with 348.
“The other districts are Mukah with 70 cases, Saratok (32), Samarahan (24), Kabong (20), Bau (19), Serian (15), Sibu (11), Tatau (11), Bintulu (10), Miri (8), Sri Aman (5), Selangau (3), Kapit (2), Subis (2), and one each in Betong, Lundu, Sarikei, Tebedu, Lawas, Song, Julau, Beluru, and Simunjan,” it said.
The state’s cumulative number of Covid-19 cases now stands at 81,917.
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