Malaysia reports 123 new COVID-19 cases; national death toll at 10
22 March, 2020
Malaysia on Sunday (Mar 22) reported 123 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national total to at least one 1,306.
Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah also confirmed that two patients had died on Sunday, bringing the national death toll to 10.
The ninth death was 48-year-old man with a travel history to Turkey. The physician, referred to as Case 890, was admitted to Tuanku Fauziah Hospital, Kangar on Mar 17.
The most recent death, a 74-year-old Malaysian man, was from the tabligh (religious) gathering at the Sri Petaling mosque.
He was admitted to Hospital Pulau Pinang on Mar 13 and given ventilation support before his condition deteriorated, Dr Noor Hisham said.
Of the 123 new cases, a complete of 74 are from the religious gathering Sri Petaling mosque which occurred from Feb 27 to Mar 1.
The function, attended by 16,000 people, in addition has resulted in infections in neighbouring countries including Brunei, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand.
Out of the 10 fatalities in Malaysia, six have been linked to the religious gathering.
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