PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Thirty three deaths due to methanol poisoning were recorded from Sept 9 to 30 this year out of 55 methanol poisoning cases reported, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).
From the 33 deaths, he said 18 cases or 55% involved Malaysians while 15 deaths or 45% involved non-citizens from Myanmar, India and Nepal.
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