KOTA BARU: Former Melor state assemblyman Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh, 66, died of Covid-19 at Hospital Sultan Ismail Petra in Kuala Krai, about 75km from here, according to a family member.

       His wife Siti Madinah Ilyas Khan, 59, said Wan Ismail, who was confirmed Covid-19 positive on Aug 7, died at about 12.20pm.

       “He was transferred to the intensive care unit on Aug 15. He had completed both doses of vaccination,” she said, adding that Wan Ismail, who was suffering from diabetes, was placed under an induced coma on Monday.

       “Our whole family contracted category one Covid-19 and we were undergoing home quarantine in Telipot. Our family members in Melor were also infected,” she said.

       Wan Ismail was buried at the Bechah Keranji cemetery in Melor, near here, at 5.30pm yesterday.

       He leaves behind two wives, Norizan Yusoff, 60, and Siti Madinah, 11 children and three stepchildren.

       Wan Ismail was the Melor representative for two terms, 1999-2004 and 2008-2013, and the Ketereh PAS chief.

       Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob, on behalf of the state government, extended his condolences to the family of Wan Ismail in a Facebook post. — Bernama