Declining trend in Covid-19 cases, Sarawak's economy back to normal, says Deputy Premier

Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian at the state assembly on Tuesday (May 23). - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded nine deaths due to Covid-19 so far this year, resulting in a mortality rate of 0.31 per 100,000 population, says Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian.

He said this was lower than the mortality rate of 5.41 per 100,000 population last year, when there were 167 deaths from Covid-19 in the state.