More than 400,000 under-18s infected with Covid-19 this year, says Khairy


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): More than 400,000 cases of COVID-19 infection involving individuals under the age of 18 years old were recorded this year, up from about 12,000 cases in 2020, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The Health Minister said the cases among under-18s reported this year, which included 67 deaths, involved 252,569 school children and 42,831 pre-school students.

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