Pastor from Sarawak is first Covid-19 fatality in Malaysia

By Sharon Ling

Nation
Tuesday, 17 Mar 2020
5:38 PM MYT

KUCHING: The nation's first Covid-19-related death was recorded in Sarawak on Tuesday (March 17), the state disaster management committee announced.

The victim, 60-year-old Pastor David Cheng (pic), from Emmanuel Baptist Church here, passed away at 11am at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH).

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