Umno deputy permanent chairperson Rizuan Abd Hamid has succumbed to Covid-19.
Rizuan (above) had been in critical condition after being infected by the virus.
His passing was confirmed by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi last night.
Rizuan had tested positive for Covid-19 on May 1 and was later hospitalised and put into the Intensive Care Unit of the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre on May 3.
His wife, former auditor-general Madinah Mohamad, is also being treated for Covid-19 at a regular ward.
May has been the deadliest month in Malaysia thus far, with 593 Covid-19 deaths reported up to yesterday.
Yesterday alone saw a record 59 deaths reported. The national death toll stands at 2,099. - Mkini
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