Covid-19: 1,696 Fire Dept officers, personnel infected since start of pandemic

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A total of 1,696 Fire and Rescue Department officers and personnel throughout the country were infected by Covid-19 since the pandemic hit the country in March last year, with two recorded deaths.

Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said 68 officers and personnel were currently being treated for Covid-19, adding that the two deaths - a senior officer serving in Sabah and another officer of other rank serving in Negeri Sembilan - were due to infections from community and were not work related.