Malaysia

8-year-old is Sarawak’s youngest Covid-19 victim

Girl has no history of illnesses, dies at Serian Hospital, state DMC secretariat says

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 29 Aug 2021 8:10PM

8-year-old is Sarawak’s youngest Covid-19 victim
Sarawak has seen a total of 519 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began. – Bernama pic, August 29, 2021

by Stephen Then

MIRI – An 8-year-old girl has died of Covid-19 in Sarawak.

The girl, who took her last breath at Serian Hospital, is the youngest victim of the coronavirus in the state.

The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee secretariat announced the tragic news today.

“The girl did not have any history of illnesses.

“She died of Covid-19 on August 21 in Serian Hospital,” the secretariat said, adding that some tests confirmed her death was caused by the coronavirus.

Two days ago, a 17-year-old boy in Kuching also died of Covid-19.

Today, there was another death in Sarawak – a 59-year-old man in Sibu – bringing the total coronavirus death toll in the state to 519.

There are 2,522 new infections today in the state. Kuching tops the list with 1,316 new cases, Serian (256), Bau (179), Sibu (157) and other districts (below 100). – The Vibes, August 29, 2021

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