179 new cases, four more deaths
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 179 new positive cases of Covid-19 and four more fatalities have been reported in the country as at noon today, bringing the tally to 3,662 cases and 61 deaths. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 46 of the 179 new cases were linked to the tabligh assembly cluster in Seri […]
100,000 to 2.2 million Americans could succumb to Covid-19
WASHINGTON: The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) death toll in the United States may range from 100,000 people in the good and up to 2.2 million people in the worst-case scenario, Sputnik news agency reported according to expert materials released on Tuesday by the White House. The favourable scenario involves “intervention”, that is, measures by the authorities […]
Global death toll surpasses 40,000
ANKARA: The global death toll from coronavirus climbed over 40,000 on Tuesday, according to figures compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University, reported Anadolu Agency. The virus known as Covid-19, which emerged in Wuhan, China last December, has spread to at least 179 countries and regions around the globe, while confirmed cases have exceeded 823,000. More than 174,000 people diagnosed […]
Seven deaths in Sarawak so far
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19, bringing the tally to seven. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, said that one was reported at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and the other at Miri Hospital. Six positive cases were recorded in the state yesterday with the accumulative total […]
Covid-19 creates single-day record taking seven more lives
Covid-19 casualties climb to 34 By Nazmi Suhaimi & Daryll Law KUCHING: Malaysia’s death toll from Covid-19 rises to 34 in the biggest increase of fatality recorded in a single day as of yesterday. The latest casualties involve five men and two women, aged between 27 and 91, with six of them having a history […]
Global death toll from coronavirus surpass 30,000
ANKARA: The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 30,000 on Saturday, reported Anadolu Agency citing data compiled by the US-based Johns Hopkins University. Italy, Spain, China and Iran continue to be the most affected countries in terms of deaths, but the US tops the list of the highest number of confirmed cases — 115,547. Italy […]
Brunei reports first Covid-19 death
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei Darussalam reported its first death from Covid-19 in the country, the Ministry of Health said Saturday. According to the ministry, the deceased was a 64-year-old man who returned to Brunei from Malaysia and Cambodia on March 4, Xinhua news agency reported. The man who passed away on Friday night at the […]
130 COVID-19 new cases, three deaths reported today
PUTRAJAYA: Some 130 COVID-19 new positive cases and three deaths were reported today, pushing the total number of cases to 2,161 and the cumulative death toll to 26. Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who made the announcement, said the 24th person (case 1,056) who succumbed to the disease was a 35-year-old Malaysian […]
Death toll at 23, 235 new cases recorded
PUTRAJAYA: Four new Covid-19 related fatalities were recorded as at noon today, bringing the death toll in Malaysia to 23, a New Straits Time report said. PUTRAJAYA: A total of 235 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded in the country as at noon today, the highest daily increase to date, bringing the total to 2,031, with the […]
US coronavirus death toll tops 1,000
WASHINGTON: More than 1,000 people in the US have died from the novel coronavirus so far, reaching a four-digit figure for the first time, reported Anadolu Agency. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, there are now 1,031 deaths and the country has the third-highest number of confirmed cases at 68,572. China, where the pandemic broke out, tops the list […]