One new fatality has been reported today, where a 96-year-old woman died at her home before being tested positive for Covid-19 at Hospital Queen Elizabeth.
Maklumat satu kematian terbaharu yang menjadikan sejumlah 120 kes kematian akibat #COVID19 di Malaysia, setakat ini. pic.twitter.com/lolUIuv4gx
— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) June 13, 2020
According to Director-General of Health, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the victim who is case number 8403 died on June 12 at her home in Sabah.
The source of the infection is still under investigation.
Aside from that, 43 new cases has been reported today along with 143 recoveries, pushing the total number of infected patients nationwide so far, to 8,445, with 1,014 active cases.
Terkini #covid19malaysia, 13 Jun
Kes sembuh = 143
Jumlah kes sembuh = 7,311Kes baharu positif = 43
(Import = 5
Kes penularan tempatan = 38)Jumlah positif = 8,445
Kes kematian = 1
Jumlah Kes kematian = 120kes dirawat di ICU = 4 pic.twitter.com/wTPn2dt5VT
— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) June 13, 2020
The new cases comprised five imported cases, while the 38 local transmissions involved 15 Malaysians and 23 foreigners.
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