Sarawak says no new Covid-19 cases in Kuching for first time since March
Thursday, 23 Apr 2020 07:38 PM MYTDeputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah speaks during a press conference on the Covid-19 situation in Sarawak, April 23, 2020. — Picture courtesy of Sarawak Public Communications Unit
“Why? Is that bad that Kuching district doesn’t have any positive case today?” he said in jest when answering a reporter who wanted to know reasons why there were no reports of positive cases today. However, Kuching district, which has been classified red zone, has a total of 285 positive cases while Samarahan district has 78 positive cases.
He said the number of persons-under-investigation for Covid-19 has increased by 257 today, compared to 155 yesterday, after a special task force upgraded its contact tracing activity in Kuching Division, covering the districts of Kuching, Bau, Lundu, Padawan and Sematan.He said five more individuals have been placed as persons-under-surveillance and have been put in quarantine centres, making the total to 1,250 cases.
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