Malaysia reports one death, 8 new COVID-19 cases

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported one new COVID-19 death on Saturday (Jul 11), the country's first in almost a month. This brings the country’s ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported one new COVID-19 death on Saturday , the country's first in almost a month.Eight new cases were also reported, of which four were local transmissions involving two Malaysians and two foreigners, bringing the total number of cases to 8,704.Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Malaysia's health director-general, said the man had sought traditional treatment several times since Jul 3, before being admitted to a private hospital on Jul 9.

Two of the foreign cases were detected at the Sepang Immigration Detention Depot, after they were screened prior to being deported to their home countries.“There are 67 active cases and they have been isolated for treatment,” Dr Noor Hisham said. He also announced that a total of 60,592 pre-surgery samples had been taken as of Friday, with 21 or 0.03 per cent testing positive for COVID-19.

 

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