KUCHING, March 17: Eight positive Covid-19 cases were recorded in Sarawak as of 11am today (March 17).
This brings the state’s number of positive cases to 42 so far.
The State Disaster Management Committee informed that five of the cases were admitted to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), while one at Sibu Hospital and two at Miri Hospital.
A total of 656 people have been traced to Cluster 1, which was linked to the ‘tabligh’ gathering at Sri Petaling Mosque in Kuala Lumpur.
The statement added that a total of 35 persons-under-investigation (PUI) cases were recorded as of 10am today.
With the new cases, Sarawak has since Jan 11 this year, recorded a cumulative 502 cases.
However, 204 cases are still waiting laboratory test results while 263 had tested negative for the disease.— DayakDaily
