Datuk Noor Hisham Abdullah – Bernama photo
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 140 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the country as at noon today, bringing cumulative cases to 2,766 .
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said six more deaths due to the pandemic were recorded today, which brings the death toll to 43 or 1.55 per cent of the total cases.
“The 38th death (case 2269) was a 48-year-old Malaysian woman who had a history of high blood pressure and was a contact of case 2750.
“She was admitted to the Tuanku Jaafar Hosptal, Negeri Sembilan on March 25 and died at 4.04 pm yesterday (March 30),” he told the daily press conference to update on the Covid-19 situation in the country, here this afternoon.
Dr Noor Hisham said the 39th death (case 2626) was a 69-year-old Malaysian man with a history of diabetes and hypertension.
The patient had travel history to Saudi Arabia and died at home on March 27 before his remains were brought to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital where tests confirmed he was positive for Covid-19.
“As for the 40th fatality (case 2627), the victim was a local man aged 69 and also had a history of diabetes and hypertension,” Dr Noor Hisham said.
The patient was treated at Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Johor and died at 1.03 pm on March 26.
The 41st involved a 40-year-old Indonesian man who was admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital on March 20. He died at 1.38 am today.
The director-general said this was the first Covid-19 death involving a foreigner in the country.
He said the 42nd (case 2628) involved an 81-year-old man with a background of heart problems and was admitted to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) on March 27.
The patient died at 7.09 am today.
“The 43rd death (case 2629) was a 73-year-old man with a history of diabetes and heart problems.
“He was admitted to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang on March 29 and died at 4.30 pm yesterday,” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Meanwhile, he said 58 patients recovered and were discharged today, bringing the number of cases having recovered and discharged to 537 (19.4 per cent of the total cases).
He added that 94 patients were being treated at the Intensive Care Unit with 60 requiring the aid of ventilators. – Bernama