Covid-19 deaths (Jan 10): 23 reported fatalities, total at 31,678

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Malaysiakini (English)

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported a total of 23 new Covid-19 fatalities yesterday (Jan 9), bringing the cumulative death toll to 31,678. From the newly reported deaths yesterday, 17.4 percent or 4 died before they could receive treatment at a hospital. Malaysia has the highest number of deaths per capita in the Asean and East Asian regions with 960 deaths per 1 million population, and fourth-worst in Asia after Iran, Lebanon and Jordan – all in the Middle East. Terengganu recorded the highest number of new deaths at 8, making up 34.8 percent of the newly reported fatalities. The remainin…