Selangor reported 1,678 brought-in-dead (BID) cases as of Sept 21, comprising foreign citizens and ethnic minorities (40.8%), Malays (34.9%), ethnic Chinese (13.8%), and ethnic Indians (10.5%).
Covid-19 cases undetected by district health offices who were later brought in dead were also unable to get ambulance services, while BIDs among identified patients were attributed to delays in case verification, among other factors.
Daily Covid-19 fatalities in Sabah dropped 64% from an average 42 deaths on Sept 1 to an average 15 deaths on Sept 15, after MOH sent additional oxygen supply, among other medical resources.
In the past two weeks, Perak reported 146 Covid-19 deaths and 22 brought-in-dead (BID) cases, compared to 77 total Covid-19 deaths and 6 BID cases in July.
The Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health highlights increasing Covid-19 cases in Penang, Perak, Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, and Sabah, amid poor vaccination coverage.