70 pregnant women died from Covid-19 in M'sia since beginning of pandemic


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has recorded 70 cases of maternal deaths due to Covid-19 since the pandemic began, says the Health Ministry on Wednesday (Aug 11).

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 17 of the deaths occurred from June 2021, when the numbers began to surge.

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