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45 reported deaths take Covid toll to 30,240

Of these, 10 were brought-in-dead cases.

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Workers wearing personal protective equipment leave after burying a Covid-19 victim at a Muslim cemetery in Gombak in this Feb 5 file photo. Photo: AP
Workers wearing personal protective equipment leave after burying a Covid-19 victim at a Muslim cemetery in Gombak in this Feb 5 file photo. Photo: AP

Another 45 Covid-related deaths were reported on Nov 26, taking the cumulative death toll in the country to 30,240.

According to the health ministry’s Github data repository, 10 or 22.2% of these were brought-in-dead (BID) cases.

Sabah and Perak had the highest number of reported deaths at eight or 17.8% each, followed by Johor at five or 11.1%.

Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor, and Kuala Lumpur reported four deaths each, Terengganu and Sarawak three deaths each, and Perlis and Negeri Sembilan one death each.

No deaths were reported in Kedah, Melaka, Penang, Putrajaya and Labuan.

As of yesterday, 76.8% of the country’s total population had been fully vaccinated while 78.8% had received at least one dose.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin recently said that no deaths have been directly linked to the Covid-19 vaccines or booster jabs.

A total of 5,501 new cases were reported yesterday, taking the overall total to 2,614,480.

As of yesterday, there were 67,547 active Covid-19 cases reported and 6,664 recoveries.