Brunei records new high in Covid-19 cases - 381 new infections on Sunday (Oct 10)


Brunei Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Md Isham Jaafar at a press conference in the capital on Sunday. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 10 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei on Sunday recorded a new daily high in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic first struck in the country, with 381 new cases added in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 8,980.

Meanwhile, another Covid-19 positive patient, a man aged 40 also died today, and the cause death is still under investigation, according to the Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Md Isham Jaafar at a press conference in the capital on Sunday.

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