WHO scientist predicts Malaysian Covid-19 death toll to hit 26,000 in 3 months - The Malaysian Insight

WHO scientist predicts Malaysian Covid-19 death toll to hit 26,000 in 3 months


Gravediggers bury a Covid-19 victim in the Muslim cemetery in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, June 2, 2021.

A STUDY indicates the Covid-19 death toll in Malaysia may hit a staggering 26,000 by September, based on its current trajectory, said World Health Organisation (WHO) science council member Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman.

The estimated number will be at least nine times the current cumulative death toll, which was 2,993 today.


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