Ministry: Vaccination helps states keep Covid-19 deaths down

Annabelle LeePublished: Sep 18, 2021 8:28 AM | Updated: Sep 18, 2021 9:42 AM

Covid-19 vaccination could be helping some states keep death rates down despite a surge in infections, analysed Health Ministry officials.

Penang, for example, has been recording more than 1,000 new infections every day for the past month.

According to CovidNow data...

Covid-19 (Sept 18): 15,549 new cases, Klang Valley cases at 2,408

77.5pct of adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19

Covid-19 deaths (Sept 18): 388 reported fatalities, death toll hits 22,743

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