The Covid-19 victim died at the Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching yesterday.According to the Sarawak disaster management committee, the case could be a local transmission since the patient did not have any travel history.
The committee said the victim, who suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure, had sought treatment at the Borneo Medical Centre on Thursday after developing fever two days earlier. “The victim died on the same day after his condition worsened. The cause of his death was due to multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and Covid-19.”
Sarawak also also reported a second Covid-19 positive case, involving a local man who had just returned from the UK.“However, he was brought to a hotel for quarantine as soon as he arrived at Kuching International Airport.