CORONAVIRUS | The Sabah Health Department has denied a viral message circulating on WhatsApp claiming there was a death due to Covid-19 recorded in Beaufort.

“The information is not true,” said its director Dr Christina Rundi (photo) in Kota Kinabalu today.

Meanwhile, Dr Christina said Sabah recorded 10 new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 225.

She said of the total number of new positive cases, Tawau and Tuaran recorded four cases each and Lahad Datu recorded two cases. - Bernama

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