Death among 50 to 64 high


Senior Citizens waiting for their first vaccine during the phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at Caring Society Complex in Jalan Utama, Penang. ( April 19 , 2021 ). — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star.

PETALING JAYA: Nearly a third of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia have been among those aged 50 to 64, significantly younger than the global average.

This is according to an analysis by The Star of the 1,506 deaths from March 2020 to April 2021, compared with statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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