KUALA LUMPUR: Police here have confirmed that a local detainee who was awaiting trial, has died in the Covid-19 ward at Kota Tinggi Hospital in Johor on Friday (Feb 18).
Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) director Datuk Azri Ahmad said the detainee had come down with fever and was vomiting and tested positive for Covid-19 before he was sent to the hospital for further treatment on Feb 16 (Wednesday).
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