Malaysia sees number of deaths rise in 2021 due to COVID-19
STORY: Malaysia sees number of deaths rise in 2021 due to COVID-19
DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:40
LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur
CATEGORY: HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. various of COVID-19-related public service announcements in Kuala Lumpur
2. various of medical practitioners at work
3. various of crowds accepting COVID-19 swab test
4. various of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers and Kuala Lumpur Hospital with ambulances on the road
STORYLINE:
The number of deaths in Malaysia rose 34.5 percent to 224,569 in 2021 from 166,970 in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed Thursday.
The crude death rate (CDR) also recorded an increase from 5.1 deaths in 2020 to 6.9 deaths in 2021 per 1,000 population, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement.
All age groups recorded an increase in the number of deaths except the group aged 0-14 which saw the number decrease from 4,288 to 4,115 in 2021.
The number of deaths for the group aged 41-59 years recorded the highest increase by 44 perce
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