KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The Ministry of Health announced today that a one-year-old female infant was among the four new Covid-19 deaths recorded today.
Designated Case #12,432, he died at Semporna Hospital in Sabah at 4.25pm yesterday.
She was brought to receive treatment in the hospital on October 1 and was required to be intubated. She was confirmed positive yesterday before passing away.
A ministry infographic had earlier identified her as a male infant.
Of the four new cases, three were from Sabah and another from Penang.
Case #11,154 was a 60-year-old man who was admitted to Duchess of Kent Hospital on September 25 and was confirmed to be positive on September 26. His condition worsened gradually before finally passing away on October 4, 6.50am
Case #12,431 was also a 60-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency and trauma department at Semporna Hospital on September 1. He was confirmed positive on September 30 before passing away on October 4 at 5.05am.
Finally, Case #13,067 was an 85-year-old man with a history of mental issues and high blood pressure. He was discovered today at 7.00am and was quickly taken to Pulau Pinang Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 7.50am and was discovered positive for Covid-19.
As of today, a total of 141 people have died of Covid-19 in Malaysia.
