Woman in nursing home dies of Covid-19 infection, not vaccine, says health director


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The death of an elderly woman living in a nursing home here on Sept 12 was due to Covid-19 infection, says Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Federal Territories Health Department director Datuk Dr P. Param Jeeth Singh Pakar Singh.

He said the victim, 78, tested positive for the virus on Sept 6, six days after her second dose (Sept 1), adding that she received the first Covid-19 vaccine dose on June 8.

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