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S’wak death toll hits 300 with 6 new fatalities

State sees 703 new cases today, 218 in Kuching, says DMC secretariat

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 01 Jun 2021 6:35PM

S’wak death toll hits 300 with 6 new fatalities
The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee secretariat says that there are currently 80 clusters statewide, including the new Jalan Haji Lampan cluster in Miri. – The Vibes file pic, June 1, 2021

by Stephen Then

MIRI – Six more Covid-19 fatalities today brings the death toll to 300 in Sarawak.

The state Disaster Management Committee (DMC) secretariat said in a statement that one of the victims was a 27-year-old woman in Sibu who suffered from asthma.

The other victims were a 65-year-old man in Bintulu Hospital; a 77-year-old man brought dead to Mukah Hospital from his house; a 72-year-old man in Sibu Hospital; a 66-year-old man in Serian Hospital; and a 72-year-old man in Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching.

The state also has 703 new cases today with Kuching district logging 218.

Bintulu has 142 new cases, followed by Miri (98), Sibu (40), Marudi (32), Kapit (31), and other districts (fewer than 20 cases each).

The DMC said Sarawak has one new cluster: the Jalan Haji Lampan cluster in Miri, where 22 workers in a food and entertainment outlet were infected by Covid-19.

There are currently 80 clusters statewide. – The Vibes, June 1, 2021

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