Eight deaths, 150 new cases

Malaysia recorded its highest Covid-19 death in a single day to date with eight deaths reported yesterday, bringing the death tally in the country to 35.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Covid-19 positive cases also increased to 2,470 after 150 new cases reported yesterday.

“The 28th death was a 91-yearold Malaysian woman. She had a history of diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease,” he said.

Dr Noor Hisham said the 29th death was also another Malaysian woman, aged 64, with a history of diabetes and hypertension.

“The 30th casualty involved a local man, aged 76, also with a history of diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease. He was treated at the UM Medical Centre and was pronounced dead at 11.33 pm,

March 28,” he said,

The other casualty was a 27year-old Malaysian man, also with a history of diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease.

Dr Noor Hisham said the 32nd death was another Malaysian man, aged 50, with a history of hypertension and was also a participant at the Seri Petaling tabligh convention.

The 33rd casualty was a 37-yearold man with a travel history to India. He was treated at the Permai Hospital in Johor on March 21 and died at 11.25 pm March 28.

The 34th death was a 77-yearold Malaysian man, also with a history of hypertension and he was pronounced dead at 10.40 am yesterday.

The 35th death was a 57-yearold woman who had travelled to Indonesia