Malaysia's Covid-19 deaths rise to record high of 138 on July 17; new infections fall
KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): Malaysia's daily number of Covid-19-linked deaths rose to a record high of 138 today from 115 yesterday while newly confirmed pandemic cases fell to 12,528 from 12,541 mainly on the sharp drop in fresh infections in Selangor to below 5,000, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.