KUCHING (Dec 28): Sarawak recorded two new imported cases of Covid-19 in Kuching district today, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.
Speaking at the regular press conference for Covid-19 updates, Uggah, who is also deputy chief minister, informed that the total number of positive cases in the state was now at 1,110.
“One of the cases involves a local woman who is a returnee from Congo via flight to Kuala Lumpur before arriving in Kuching International Airport (KIA) on Dec 25. The case is an accountant who has been working in a state-owned company in Congo since February 2020.
“The case has undergone a Covid-19 screening rT-PCR test in Congo on December 21, before returning to Malaysia and found negative,” he said.
Uggah further explained that the case’s Antigen RTK test screening upon arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was also not reactive for Covid-19.
“Upon arrival at KIA Sarawak on December 25, the case was placed at the quarantine centre to undergo mandatory quarantine and Covid-19 screening. The case underwent screening on December 26 and rT-PCR test was found positive,” he said.
This case does not show any signs or symptoms of infection and has been referred to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for treatment, while contact tracing is in full swing.
The second case involves an illegal immigrant who has been arrested by enforcement officers as a result of public complaints in Bau district through Ops Benteng on December 25.
The case along with six others were detained for entering the state illegally and had no legitimate travel documents.
He was brought for Covid-19 screening at a government health clinic in Kuching on Dec 26, and the result was found positive on Dec 28.
This case also does not show any signs or symptoms of infection and has been referred to SGH for further treatment under the supervision of the Malaysian Immigration Department. Contact tracing is also being conducted.
Uggah also informed that there were no recovery and discharged cases for the day.
“As of today, 1,062 or 95.68 per cent of total cases have recovered and discharged.
“A total of 27 cases are still being treated at hospitals’ isolation wards. Out of that, 13 are at SGH, six in Miri Hospital, five in Bintulu Hospital and three in Sibu Hospital,” he said.
Uggah also informed that there were four new Person-Under-Investigation (PUI) reported for the day.
This brings the cumulative total of PUIs to 11,104 to date.
Sibu, Kuching, Bintulu and Lawas districts remain as yellow zones as there were five locally transmitted cases reported in the last 14 days, with Sibu (2), Kuching (1), Bintulu (1) dan Lawas (1). The other districts remain green.
As for Person-Under-Surveillance (PUS), there were 497 individuals who have checked into designated quarantine centres for their compulsory quarantine Monday. This brings the total of current PUS to 3,838 individuals at 42 hotels and non-hotel quarantine centres statewide.
To-date, those who have completed their quarantine period numbered at 45,275.
With no deaths reported, the state’s death toll remains at 19 or 1.71 per cent of total cases.
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