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Is it 42 or 222? Kit Siang urges Khairy to clarify inconsistent Covid-19 death toll between CovidNow website and Worldometer data

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Publish date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021, 01:24 PM
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang today asked Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to clarify the country’s latest Covid-19 deaths, pointing to the different data given by two websites.

The Iskandar Puteri MP said he was confused as data from the Health Ministry’s CovidNow website recorded 42 new deaths yesterday while Worldometer showed Malaysia had 222 instead.

“If the Worldometer website is right about 222 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, Khairy must call for a total revamp of the anti-Covid policy and strategy, for such high Covid-19 death numbers in the eighth week of Khairy as Health Minister only means we are adopting the wrong policy and strategy,” he said in a statement.

Lim said that the data was rather concerning as the country has started to reopen the economy.

He also pointed out that the Melaka state election is just around the corner. Polling day has been set for November 20, while official campaigning will begin from November 8 which is nomination day, a little more than two weeks away.

“There is need for greater clarity as to what ‘Living with Covid’ means and this is an area, which the government should communicate more effectively with the people,” Lim added.

The CovidNow website has been used as the Health Ministry’s official portal for Covid-19 data and is updated daily, with the number of confirmed deaths usually listed at midnight. 

However, the death tally also includes backlogged cases as and when the ministry investigates and confirms the causes of those who died outside hospitals.

The latest death toll as listed by the CovidNow website is 28,354, with only 42 lives lost as of yesterday, including 10 who were brought-in-dead.

In comparison, the Worldometer — an international website that touts its information source as each country's respective Health Ministry or equivalent authority — listed Malaysia as having 222 Covid-19 deaths, raising the cumulative death number to 28,534.

 

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Tobby

This Senior Lim is trailling Khairy night and day nowadays! We all know his political gimmick! First it was Mahathir 24/7, then Najib 24/7 and now Khairy! The reason is simple, attacking popular malay figure will ensure local chinese remain Dap vote bank! But look, why blame Khairy alone! Khairy is responsible for mass vaccination which he succeeded very well! The CovidNow is a private initiative website! We have so many SOPs in place! We cannot control how rakyat live their lives! We also can't control the health level of rakyat! And mind you, malaysians have high obesity rate and also high unhealthy diet! So cause of death may be related to this!
It's sad that Senior Lim is using Covid death as political mileage!

2021-10-24 14:23

Tobby

The high Covid death, to me, is due to our level of health! Let's admit our lifestyle is very unhealthy!

2021-10-24 14:24

Tobby

Blaming Khairy alone is very immature! Senior Lim should ask what are the 70 other ministers are doing! Why not single out Assmin Ali and Hamzah who flood Malaysia with migrant workers!

2021-10-24 14:25

SunnySunshine

What a joke from Old man Lim, he should instead ask Worldometer why there is differences.

Imagine if the figures in Worldometer is different from US Government, should you doubt on US Government or Worldometer?

Guna otak lah, Lim.

That’s Lim’s tactics all the time making readers/hearers confused

2021-10-24 15:30

ben0303

Senior Lim is running out of ammunitions, he will create imaginary issues to remain relevant.to the Chinese Community.

2021-10-24 19:25

winterwolf

Senior Lim, like any other Malaysian has the right to question, has the right to know the actual facts and figures.

Anything wrong with that ?
I too want to know why such discrepancies.
I too am baffle by many inconsistencies found in the facts reported.

Some are so assinine...Worldometer takes the figures given by the country government.... official figure sent to them for compilation. If there is a discrepancies by figures reported here in the country and the one reported by Worldometer, anyone has the right to question as to why.

These figures will gives a guide to what is happening out there.
Some of you here, for your political affinities are out on a smear campaign. Karma is just around the corner if you are not becareful.

2021-10-24 21:04

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