Unfortunately, the Covid-19 virus has claimed the life of another Malaysian, bringing the total number of coronavirus related deaths in Malaysia to 11.
Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the Director General of Health Malaysia, took to his Facebook page to announce the bad news.
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Posted by Noor Hisham Abdullah on Sunday, March 22, 2020
He wrote, “Unfortunately, to date, one additional case of a Covid-19 related death has been reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Center (CPRC) Malaysia. This latest report bring the cumulative number of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia to 11 people so far.
This 11th case, of 1070 active cases, is a 70-year-old Malaysian citizen with a history of chronic illness. He also has a history of traveling to Indonesia, in February 2020. MoH is also informed that he is the chairman of his local surau.”
“He started showing symptoms a week before being admitted to the UKM’s Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital on the 18th of March, 2020. He was positively diagnosed with Covid-19 on the 19th of March, 2020 and was given respiratory care at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). His health deteriorated day by day and he was declared dead on the 22nd of March, 2020 at 9:05pm. MoH sends their condolences to the family members of the patient,” he added.
Remember everyone, maintain the highest level of personal hygiene, stick to social distancing and cooperate with your local medical experts and professionals so that we can beat this virus before it’s too late.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of the patient.
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