Over 8,000 migrants in detention tested Covid-19 positive since last year

Published: Sep 20, 2021 10:17 AM | Updated: Sep 20, 2021 10:56 AM

PARLIAMENT | A total of 8,777 detainees in immigration depots had tested positive for Covid-19 from May last year to Aug 25 this year, according to Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin.

From the figure, Hamzah in a parliamentary response to Noor Amin Ahmad (Harapan-Kangar), said there were 11 deaths recorded.

Hamzah also said that as of Aug 27 this year, another 330 migrants had tested positive...

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