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Covid-19 fatalities in Sarawak dropped in July despite rise in Delta cases, says minister

KUCHING, Aug 5 ― Sarawak’s Covid-19 fatalities dropped to 2.23 deaths per day last month despite the Delta variant being detected, said State Disaster Management Committee advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian.

“In May, the state had 5.35 deaths per day followed by June, 4.87 deaths per day, and July 2.23 deaths per day,” he said in a Facebook post last night.While pointing out the severity of Covid-19 cases is divided into five categories — with Category 4 and 5 requiring oxygen and intubation, respectively — he revealed less than 8 per cent of the total infections in Sarawak required intubation.

“After more than 35 days post-vaccination, chances of getting infected are reduced to 19.14 per cent,” he added.

 

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