By Alang Bendahara
SHAH ALAM, Dec 1 — Covid-19 has taken the lives of 9,617 people in Selangor since the pandemic began.
State executive councillor for public health Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said in 2020, 66 deaths were recorded while this year saw 9,551 deaths up until November.
She was responding to a query from Kuala Kubu Bharu assemblyman Lee Kee Hiong that was read out by Banting assemblyman Lau Weng San during the State Legislative Assembly sitting here today.
“Out of the 9,551 deaths recorded until November 2021, 7,833 were Malaysian citizens consisting of 4,696 Malays, 1,800 Chinese, 1,285 Indians and 52 of other races. So, the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 this year come from the Malays, followed by the Chinese and the Indians.
“The remaining 1,718 deaths were non-Malaysian citizens,” Dr Siti Mariah said.
She also gave numbers on the morbidity rate of those who had been vaccinated with two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, based on records from the Selangor State Health Department in 2021.
“From the time vaccination began in June, until Sept 30, approximately 775 out of the 8,515 deaths (or 9.1 per cent) were people who had been fully vaccinated,” Dr Siti Mariah said.
She also gave the number of deaths involving fully-vaccinated individuals with comorbidities.
“As of Nov 24 this year, 1,234 fully-vaccinated individuals have died from Covid-19, of which 759 or 62 per cent had comorbidities, while 475 or 38 per cent were healthy.
“Out of the 759 deaths involving fully-vaccinated individuals who were comorbid, 741 or 98 per cent were senior citizens,” Dr Siti Mariah said.
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