PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll is now 1,400, after the country reported 11 more fatalities from the coronavirus.
In his daily Covid-19 updates, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the deaths involved those aged 61 to 82.
“Six of the death cases were in Sabah, four in Sarawak and one in Kuala Lumpur.
“Nine cases involved Malaysian citizens while two were foreign nationals.
“The ministry expresses its condolences to their family members,” he added.
Most of the deceased had underlying conditions such as hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease, said Dr Noor Hisham.
One of them, a 75-year-old foreign woman, was declared as “brought in dead” at Tawau Hospital in Sabah. The woman had a history of diabetes and hypertension.
Published on: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
By: Bernama
Labuan health workers on Covid-19 duty. (File photo for general illustration: Bernama)
Kuala Lumpur: The Health Ministry (MOH) is investigating allegations that there were deaths of its staff linked to the Covid-19 vaccines, which went viral on social media lately.
The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) in a statement today said the results will be made known to the public once the investigations are completed.
“As of now, there have been no reports of deaths caused by Covid-19 vaccines,” it said.
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The statement added the ministry also urged the public not to share or spread information from unverified sources, which can cause public confusion.
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