COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported a total of 35 new Covid-19 fatalities yesterday (Dec 27), bringing the cumulative death toll to 31,369.

Malaysia has the highest number of deaths per capita in the Asean and East Asian regions with 950 deaths per 1 million population, and fourth-worst in Asia.

From the newly reported deaths yesterday, 17.1 percent or 6 died before they could...