25yo with asthma, obesity among 15 Covid-19 deaths in Sarawak today

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By Ling Hui

KUCHING, Sept 23: A 25-year-old woman with asthma and obesity from Sarikei is the youngest among the 15 Covid-19 related deaths reported today.

According to reports by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the victim had passed away in Sarikei Hospital on Sept 21.

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On the same day, there were five other fatalities, with one each from Kuching and Sibu, and three more from Miri.

Prior to that, three brought-in-dead (BID) cases were recorded on Sept 17, with one in Sri Aman and two in Sibu.

On Sept 18, there was another BID in Sibu involving a 49-year-old male with hypertension and obesity.

With two in Sarikei and one in Sibu, three more victims with Covid-19 were detected on Sept 20, whereby all of them had comorbidities.

The final two deaths were recorded yesterday (Sept 22), with both of them originating from Kuching. ā€” DayakDaily

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