COVID-19: Malaysia reports 7 more deaths, 150 new cases

Malaysia reported seven more deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the national death toll to 34.

There were also 150 new COVID-19 cases, said the health ministry, taking the total to 2,470 - the highest in Southeast Asia.

The seven fatalities were all Malaysians. Six of them, namely a 91-year-old woman, a 64-year-old woman, a 76-year-old man, a 27-year-old man, a 50-year-old man and a 77-year-old man, had underlying health conditions.

Another patient who died was a 37-year-old Malaysian man with travel history to India, said the ministry.

A total of 73 patients are in the ICU, the ministry added. So far, 68 patients have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, bringing the total number of recovered patients in Malaysia to 388.

Source: Channel News Asia