Siti Sarah Raisuddin.
Popular Malaysian singer Siti Sarah Raisuddin has died ofCOVID-19just days after giving birth to her fourth child. She was 36.
“With the help of the nurses and doctor, I was able to make the video call and that was the last time my kids and I would lay our eyes on her while she was still alive,” Shuib, born Shahmira Muhammad, toldlocal news outlet theNew Strait Times.
“At the time, I saw tears streaming down her cheeks, as if she understood what we were saying to her,” he continued. “I was at the hospital later after the kids had gone to sleep and completed a Yassin recital, as well as prayers for her last night. However, I was not permitted to see her.”
Siti Sarah was hospitalized last Wednesday after experiencing breathing problems related to COVID-19, according to the outlet. She was almost eight months pregnant when she was put in a medically induced coma.
Siti Sarah Raisuddin and Shuib Sepahtu.
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Ayash now joins older siblings Uwais Alqarni, 10, Dzahira Talita Zahra, 8, and Ariq Matin, 6.
Siti Sarah and Shuib confirmed in late July that theirentire family had tested positive for COVID-19, sharing a video of themselves and their childrengetting a nasal swabon their respective Instagram accounts.
At the time, a statement shared on Siti Sarah’s account said that her maid had also tested positive for the virus.
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“It’s just that it will be really challenging for me to break the news to my three kids on the death of their mother,” he said.
Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 databaseshows that Malaysia reported 17,236 new COVID-19 cases and 212 deaths on Monday. About 9 million people in the country — approximately 27.5 percent of its population — have been vaccinated against the virus so far, according to the website.
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