Health Ministry: Five deaths due to diphtheria recorded

PETALING JAYA: Five deaths have been recorded out of 13 confirmed diphtheria cases nationwide, the Health Ministry said.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said that from the figures updated as of Wednesday, Malacca had reported three cases with one death, Kedah, six cases with one death, and Sabah, four cases with three deaths.