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Another 50 Covid-19 deaths push Malaysia’s May toll to 643

Workers and family members wearing protective suits prepare to bury a victim of the Covid-19 disease at a cemetery in Shah Alam May 18, 2021. — Picture by Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Malaysia lost another 50 patients to Covid-19 today, bringing the death toll for the month so far to 643 or more than all of March and April combined.

As of today, Malaysia has lost a total of 2,149 people to Covid-19.

Today, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also reported that the number of patients in intensive care units has shot up to 643 or 56 more than yesterday.

Of these, a record 363 also required ventilators.

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