KUCHING: Two babies, aged four months and one year, are among the 16 latest Covid-19 cases reported in Sarawak.
The cumulative number of positive cases in the state reached 1,196 today.
The state disaster management committee said the baby developed a fever on Dec 25 and tested positive for Covid-19 today after being screened on Jan 7. The other child was confirmed positive yesterday and was a close contact of a previously reported Covid-19 case.
Ten of today’s cases were detected in Kuching district, four in Miri district and one each in Samarahan and Julau districts.
Five patients have recovered and were discharged today, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,090, or 91.14% of the total number of cases in Sarawak.
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