KOTA BARU – Former Melor assemblyman Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh, 66, today died of Covid-19 at Hospital Sultan Ismail Petra in Kuala Krai, about 75km from here, according to his wife.
Siti Madinah Ilyas Khan, 59, said Wan Ismail, who was confirmed positive on August 7, died about 12.20pm.
“He was transferred to the intensive care unit on August 15. He had completed both doses of Covid-19 vaccination,” she said.
She said Wan Ismail, who was suffering from diabetes, had been placed under induced coma on Monday.
“Our whole family contracted Covid-19 and were deemed category 1, and were undergoing home quarantine in Telipot. Our family members in Melor were also infected,” she added.
She said Wan Ismail will be buried at the Bechah Keranji cemetery in Melor, near here, at 5.30pm today.
He leaves behind two wives – Siti Madinah and Norizan Yusoff, 60 – and 11 children and three stepchildren.
Wan Ismail was the Melor representative for two terms – in 1999-2004 and 2008-2013 – and had been Ketereh PAS chief.
Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob extended his condolences to Wan Ismail’s family.
“May his soul be blessed and placed among the righteous,” he said in a Facebook post. – Bernama, August 26, 2021
