Surge in Covid-19 cases, deaths among children in Malaysia

Parents are worried due to the increasing number in cases and deaths of Covid-19 among children as schools reopen approaches in Malaysia.

Covid-19 cases involving children leapt to 310,074 as at the end of August, which is 25 times more than the whole of last year. The number was only 12,620 last year.

A total of 41 children have died so far this year, compared with just six in 2020, the health ministry said on Sept 2.

Reports of unusual symptoms among children have also surfaced online.

Malaysia has fully vaccinated 76.8 per cent of its adult population but most children have not been inoculated even though schools are to reopen in stages from Oct 3.