Perak state reports 1st diphtheria case as Malaysia total grows to 28

In a follow-up to reports on the diphtheria situation in Malaysia, the health ministry is reporting the first case of the disease in Perak State, bringing the country total to 28, including 5 deaths. According to Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the patient, a four-year-old girl from Taiping became ill on Aug. 12 presenting ["]