PETALING JAYA: There were 156 new Covid-19 cases, with three deaths recorded at noon today, which brings the total number of infected and deceased cases to 2,626 and 37, respectively.
“To date, (out of the 2,626 new cases), 94 are being treated in intensive care and of these, 62 cases require breathing assistance,” Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement.
He also noted that the country saw a record number of 91 patients having recovered and discharged in one day. This brings the number of those who have recovered to 479.
There was no drastic increase of Covid-19 cases here so far.
He explained that recording 150 to 200 cases a day is considered stable and attributes the number to active case inspections according to the ministry.
“We have been observing cases closely and have compared the figures to other countries, to which we can say there has been no significant increase so far.”
“What we fear is a sudden surge of between 900 to 1,000 cases in a day,“ he said.
Hisham also shared that the Health Ministry has managed to increase the number of hospitals providing Covid-19 screening services across the nation, from 57 to 70 hospitals.
The number of hospitals equipped to treat Covid-19 cases has also been increased from 26 to 38, thanks to cooperation from the Malaysian Armed Forces and the University of Malaya University Medical Center.
“Seven of these hospitals are specialised in treating Covid-19 patients,” he said.
Of the three fatalities, the 35th victim was a 57-year-old woman with a history of diabetes who had travelled to Indonesia. She was treated at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
Case 36 was a 47-year-old Malaysian, treated at the Sarawak General Hospital on March 23.
Case 37 was A 46-year-old female. She had a history of high blood pressure and an autoimmune disease. She was hospitalised at the Miri Hospital in Sarawak.
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