KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — As Covid-19 cases in the country record a dip for two days straight, the number of patients being treated in intensive care units (ICU) has gone up to 851.
This breaks yesterday’s worrying record of 846 patients being treated in the ICU, with Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah adding that 422 of the 851 patients need ventilators to help them breathe.
Dr Noor Hisham added that Malaysia recorded 67 deaths from the deadly disease today, bringing the total number of deaths from Covid-19 in the country to 2,796.
“Of the 67 deaths today, 15 cases were from Selangor, 12 from Johor, eight from Sarawak, six in Kedah, five each in Kelantan and Negri Sembilan, four in Pahang, three each in Penang, Labuan and Melaka, two in Sabah and one in Kuala Lumpur,” said Dr Noor Hisham.
He added that all but three of the deaths today involved locals, with the majority of them having a history of chronic health conditions prior.
“The youngest victim today was a 15-year-old boy who suffered from leukaemia. He died at University Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan,” shared Dr Noor Hisham.
