Toddler dies from diphtheria


ALOR SETAR: A two-year-old boy from Kuala Muda died from diphtheria while seven other siblings have been warded for suspected infection.

State Health director Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail said the boy succumbed to the infection at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital here on Wednesday.

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