KUCHING: Sarawak reported 351 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (July 20), with nearly half coming from Kuching.

       In a statement, the state disaster management committee said Kuching had 170 cases, followed by Serian with 74 and Samarahan with 21.

       Another 19 districts recorded between one and 14 cases each to take the state's cumulative tally to 71,952.

       The committee said 239 of the new cases were close contacts to Covid-19 patients while 61 were from active clusters.

       "Three were imported cases, involving two individuals returning from Selangor and one from Terengganu," it said.

       The committee also said there were two new fatalities, bringing the state's death toll to 449.

       The latest deaths were two women aged 35 and 80, who both died at Sibu Hospital.

       Both had comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes and obesity.

       A new cluster was also identified among workers of a supermarket at Jalan Jambusan in Bau.

       The Jalan Jambusan 2 cluster currently has 11 cases out of 99 individuals screened, while 43 tested negative and 45 are awaiting results.

       "The cases have been brought to the Sarawak General Hospital and quarantine and treatment centre in Kuching for isolation and treatment," the committee said.