PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 — Pneumonia emerged as the leading cause of death in Malaysia in 2023, with 18,181 recorded fatalities, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 — The number of live births rose by 7.7 per cent to 455,761 births in 2023 compared to 423,124 in 2022, according to the Vital Statistics Malaysia 2024 report released today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The number of live births in Malaysia in the first quarter of 2023 was 111,604, an 8.9 per cent increase over the first quarter 2022 figure of 102,466.

ISTANBUL, Jan 17 — China, the world's most populous country, has seen negative growth in 2022, a historic drop in population in more than six decades, according to national data released on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The death rate for unvaccinated Covid-19 patients is significantly higher compared to those who have completed their vaccinations and those with booster shots.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — The death rate among those who have completed their Covid-19 vaccination in Malaysia is 0.009 per cent, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Deaths from Covid-19 in the country have crossed the 600-case mark with another seven fatalities reported today, bringing the total to 601 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Various strategies planned and implemented by the Health Ministry has kept the number of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia at a low nine deaths per one million population, deputy director-general of health (medical) Datuk Dr Rohaizat Yon said today.

JAKARTA, June 1 — Users of the MRT transport service here, are prohibited from chatting with other passengers or on mobile phones, in a move to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

ANKARA, June 1 — The novel coronavirus pandemic continued to claim lives in the Middle East on Sunday as the global death toll neared 372,000, reported Anadolu Agency.

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — A total of 57 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the country today, taking the case tally to 7,819.

PUTRAJAYA, May 29 — No Covid-19 fatalities have been reported in Malaysia for seven consecutive days, keeping the death toll at 115, or 1.49 per cent of the total number of positive cases, said Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

JAKARTA, May 27 — A total of 686 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Indonesia today, bringing the cumulative figure to 23,851 cases, with another 55 deaths, according to the government spokesman on the disease.

ANKARA, May 19 — The global tally for novel coronavirus infections surpassed 4.8 million late Monday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University.

PUTRAJAYA, May 15 — A total of 36 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported as at noon today, with 28 of them involving non-Malaysian citizens, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — Forty new positive Covid-19 cases have been reported in Malaysia, among the lowest recorded since the imposition of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — There have not been any Covid-19 related fatalities reported in the country for two consecutive days, with the death toll remaining at 107 cases, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

PUTRAJAYA, March 26 — The current death rate of Covid-19 in Malaysia is only 1.1 per cent compared to 4.5 per cent recorded in the world.