Today brought an outpouring of condolences from Malaysians for singer and new mother Siti Sarah Raissuddin, who died early this morning due to COVID-19 complications. She was 37.
Siti Sarah died at 5:13am at Kuala Lumpur’s Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital UKM days after being admitted for COVID-19. She had been eight-months pregnant and her baby survived being removed from the womb early prior to her death.
“Siti Sarah will be remembered and mourned by the whole nation, but don’t forget, kita ada 10,388 lagi kes yang melibatkan (we have 10,388 cases that involve) someone’s father, mother, sister, brother, son, daughter, friend. We mourn for them,” read a tweet by SyazanaMI, one of nearly a half million today so far to mark her passing. “We mourn for those who are still in the ICU’s battling for their lives.”
She was hospitalized Wednesday for COVID-19 symptoms including a chronic cough and low blood oxygen levels. She and other family members had tested positive on July 25.
“My angel has left forever. Please pray for her,” her husband, the comedian Shahmira Muhamad, aka Shuib Sepahtu, wrote on Instagram. They had been married since 2011.
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Many fans praised her life.
“It’s a sad day today. I don’t know the late Siti Sarah personally. But I’m aware of the wonderful things she did when she was alive,” Elenatengku tweeted. I was among the many who prayed hard that she would regain consciousness. Allah has a better plan. To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return. Palms up together.”
It’s a sad day today. I don’t know the late Siti Sarah personally. But I’m aware of the wonderful things she did when she was alive. I was among the many who prayed hard that she would regain consciousness. Allah has a better plan. To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return. 🤲🏻 pic.twitter.com/DHl0x6PcEK
— Tengku Elena (@elenatengku) August 9, 2021
“So disappointed that it took arwah Siti Sarah’s pemergian (demise) to wake up many others out there. Patut dari awal dah kita (We should have, from the start,) prioritize the vaccine rollout to those who are pregnant, especially (the very) high risk. Sedih sangat (very sad),” ZulianaEusoff wrote, noting that pregnant women are not prioritized for vaccines.
Siti Sarah’s son Ayash Affan was surgically removed from his mother three days ago. He is in stable condition at the hospital. She died without seeing him.
Her management company, Indigital Music, broke the news of her death.
She leaves behind her husband and four children, including Ayash Affan.
Siti Sarah started her career on singing competition Bintang RTM in 2001 and made a name for herself with well-loved hits like Kesetiaan, Semakin, and Sandarkan Pada Kenangan, a duet with Jamal Abdillah.
