TWO men, aged 30 and 37, were among six people to die of Covid-19 in Sarawak today.

The men were each discovered unconscious at home by family members, and taken to Bintulu and Sibu Hospitals respectively, where they later died.

The state disaster management committee, in its daily update on the pandemic, said the 30-year-old had told his family he had fever and a cough a few days before they found him unconscious at home on April 11.

According to the committee, the man also reportedly suffered from high blood pressure and gout.

Meanwhile, the 37-year-old was found unconscious at his Sibu home last Saturday.

Two days earlier, he had complained to his family that he was experiencing discomfort to the chest and general fatigue.

He later tested positive for Covid-19.

The other deaths reported are that of a 52-year-old man from Bintulu, two people from Kuching, aged 76 and 79, and a 54-year-old from Sarikei.

The Bintulu victim was found unconscious in his home last Friday, but was pronounced dead on arrival at Bintulu Hospital.

The committee stated the man had sought treatment for cough at a private hospital two days before he died.

The six deaths reported today mean that 171 people have now died of Covid-19 in Sarawak.

The committee said of the 416 new cases reported today, 48% of them were from five districts – Kapit (53 cases), Sibu (46), Bintulu (38), Meradong (33) and Miri (30) – in the northern half of the state.

Elsewhere, the cases are scattered across Kuching (29 cases); Serian (24); Saratok (21); Beluru (18); Kanowit (15); Samarahan and Mukah (12 each); Selangau and Sarikei (10 each); Song and Bau (nine each); Belaga (eight); Julau, Tanjung Manis, Pakan and Lundu (five each); Bukit Mabong (four); Sri Aman, Limbang, Tebedu (three each); Matu (two); and Kabong, Tatau, Dalat and Sebauh (one each). – April 28, 2021.