BENTONG: The death of a 30-year-old detainee at the district police station lock-up here on Sunday is not linked to Covid-19.

District police chief Superintendent Yusof Unis said a Covid-19 test conducted on the body at the Bentong Hospital came back negative.

“A post-mortem was carried out yesterday, but the cause of death has yet to be determined. So we are now waiting for the toxicology analysis results from the Chemistry Department and body tissue sample analysis.