Covid-19: More recorded deaths bring toll to 19

CORONAVIRUS | The Covid-19 virus has claimed four lives in total today, raising the death toll to 19, said Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He added that the total number of cases as of noon is at 1,796 with 172 new cases.

He elaborated that of the new cases, 71 were traced to the Sri Petaling Tabligh gathering cluster which took place late last month and has become the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak in the nation.

Noor Hisham said the sources of infection for the remaining 101 cases are still being investigated.

The 16th and 17th deaths were reported earlier today.

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