Covid-19: Five new deaths and 1,063 new cases, says Health DG


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded five new fatalities due to Covid-19 on Tuesday (March 16), taking its coronavirus death toll to 1,218 cases.

Read more here: Covid-19: 1,063 cases, lowest daily figure for 2021 so far

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said three of the deaths were reported in Sarawak, while the other two were in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

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