Health DG: Covid-19 cases increase by three percent last week

: The number of Covid-19 cases reported during the 17th Epidemiological Week from April 23 to 29, increased by three per cent from 4,817 cases in the previous week to 4,963 cases due to the festive season.

“Category one and two patients increased from 1.4 per cent to 1.8 per cent, while category three, four and five patients increased from 1.3 per cent to 2.0 per cent,” he said adding that the bed usage percentage in Covid-19 facilities increased by three per cent for non-critical and Intensive Care Unit patients, while the number of patients requiring ventilators increased by 0.2 per cent.

According to him, the Covid-19 situation in Malaysia is still under control and health services and hospital capacity are not affected.

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