More brought in dead, says Health DG


PUTRAJAYA: The number of “brought-in-dead” (BID) Covid-19 cases has gone up, especially in the past two months, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“In April, there were 35 BID cases. This went up seven-fold to 246 cases in June alone, ” he said.

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