Medical officer, 32, among two new Covid-19 fatalities
According to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the medical officer, the 94th death recorded, had a history of high blood pressure and close contact with patient number 3,662.
Meanwhile, Dr Hisham said as of April 23, there were a total of 325 Health Ministry officers who had tested positive for Covid-19. These cases consisted of 77 medical officers, 66 nurses, 34 graduate medical assistants, 23 medical experts, 21 medical officer assistants and 104 others under other services.
“It is found that 70% of cases were due to personal activities such as attending receptions, going overseas among others, ” he said.
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