THE death toll for Covid-19 in Malaysia climbed to 14, with three new fatalities reported today.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdulah said the 12th case involved a 70-year old man from the Tabligh cluster. He was treated at the Kluang Hospital in Johor.

The 13th victim was a 49-year-old man who was the son of patient number 1,031. He was receiving treatment at the Sarawak General Hospital.

A 51-year-old woman who was receiving treatment at the Miri Hospital, identified as a close contact of a positive case from the tabligh cluster, was the 14th victim who succumbed to the virus.

A total of 212 new infections have also been reported today, bringing the total number cases to 1,518.

Of this, 123 were linked to the Tabligh cluster.

Meanwhile, 20 patients were discharged today after making a full recovery, bringing the total nunber of recoveries to 159. – March 23, 2020.