Covid-19: Delta variant identified as dominant variant in Sarawak

KUCHING: The infectious Delta variant has been identified as the dominant Covid-19 variant in Sarawak now, according to the latest report by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak's Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM).

IHCM director Prof Dr David Perera said an additional 178 Delta variant cases were detected out of 220 positive cases sequenced by the institute as of Aug 17.