Two recent rabies cases in Sarawak brought the total in the state to eight so far this year. One of the new cases resulted in death, said Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today.

He said the seventh case involved a three-year-old boy who was bitten on his face by a neighbour's dog. He was reportedly trying to save his grandmother’s cat from being attacked by the dog on Nov 2.

“He was immediately admitted to Bau Hospital to receive rabies immunoglobulin...