PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll has reached 24,565 after the Health Ministry reported 487 more coronavirus deaths on Wednesday (Sept 22). Of the reported deaths on Wednesday, 161 were fatalities classified as “brought-in-dead” (BID) cases, bringing the total of BID cases in the country up to 4,809. Based on the latest graphs on the ministry’s CovidNow website, the country’s death cases are still on a declining trend. Out of the 487 reported deaths on Wednesday, 222 of them were Klang Valley cases. On Wednesday, Malaysia reported 14,985 new Covid-19 cases and 19,702 recoveries and recoveries have outnumbered new cases for six days in a row.

Source: The Star September 23, 2021 00:33 UTC