KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Malaysia recorded 13,336 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp drop from the 16,863 cases logged yesterday.
The latest death toll from the coronavirus stands at 54, including those who were brought-in-dead (BID).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that of the reported new cases, 6,885 people (51.63 per cent) are in Category 1 which is for those who have no to mild symptoms, while 36 cases (0.27 per cent) fall under Category 5 for severe symptoms.
“For critical cases in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Selangor reported 55 per cent while Johor recorded 52 per cent.
“Non-ICU beds: Four states, namely Putrajaya (87 per cent), Selangor (68 per cent), Kuala Lumpur (53 per cent) and Melaka (51 per cent),” Dr Noor Hisham said.
He added that for beds at the Covid-19 Integrated Quarantine and Treatment Centres (PKRC), none of the states showed a filling percentage of more than 50 per cent.
He said that Covid-19 patients requiring ventilators also decreased to 185 patients.
As of yesterday, Dr Noor Hisham said that 288 patients required treatment in the ICU.
Of the 111 cases under Category 3, 4 and 5, Dr Noor Hisham said that 29 people were either unvaccinated or has not completed their vaccination, 43 people had received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and are yet to get their booster dose while 39 people had received their booster shot.
64 of the 111 cases involve those who are 60-years-old and above, while 60 people have comorbidities.
