(MENAFN) According to Malawi's Minister of Health and Population Services, Jappie Mhango, Malawi has recorded its first coronavirus fatality, as the number of confirmed cases have now increased to 8.
Malawi has lost a 51-year-old Malawian lady who had just newly came back from the UK and she was the 5th patient to test positive for coronavirus, as said by the ministry.
The minister also said that, "she had an underlying medical condition. Our Blantyre District Health Office's Environmental Health Team is assisting with the burial arrangements; the woman died during the early hours of Tuesday".
The minister added that, "as a nation we grieve with the family of the deceased and I urge you all to respect their privacy."
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