Almost 750,000 kids below 18 contracted Covid-19 since 2020, Dewan Rakyat told

There were almost 750,000 Covid-19 cases involving those under 18-years-old recorded between Jan 25, 2020 and March 6 this year. Deputy Health Minister I Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said from the 748,037 cases, a total of 40.3 per cent (301,268 cases) involved children aged five to 11. 'In addition, 157 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported among those under 18, with 39 deaths (24.8 per cent) among children aged five to 11,' he told the Dewan Rakyat today. Dr Noor Azmi said the Health Ministry also established that there had been an increase in Covid-19 infections among children, especially after schools reopened early this year.