Malaysia reports more than 6,000 new COVID-19 conditions for third consecutive day time as ICUs near capacity
22 May, 2021
Malaysia on Friday (Might 21) reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases for the 3rd consecutive day, due to intensive care systems (ICUs) in the united states continue to struggle with the influx of clients.
A lot of the 6,493 new COVID-19 instances were from the Klang Valley area. Selangor reported 2,163 instances while 641 were within Kuala Lumpur.
There were 406 latest cases in Johor, 612 in Sarawak, 302 in Penang and 370 in Negeri Sembilan.
Medical ministry also announced 50 different COVID-19 fatalities comprising 49 citizens and a foreigner. The victims had been aged 35 to 86 and several of these suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure.
The quantity of critical cases or patients in the ICUs in addition has reached a record level of 643 people. Of the, 363 require respiratory support.
Health director-basic Noor Hisham Abdullah said by Might 20, the national occupancy charge for ICUs stood at 83 per cent.
“The countrywide health system is facing a significant amount of pressure and requires your help break the COVID-19 chain of transmission,” he said in a tweet on Friday morning.
Health authorities also discovered 18 new clusters, taking the full total number of dynamic clusters to 529. Ten of these are linked to workplaces while five stemmed from religious gatherings. Three various other clusters are classified to be in the community.
As of Fri, Malaysia has reported a total of 498,795 COVID-19 cases, of which 52,106 are currently active or infectious. There were 2,149 fatalities since the start of pandemic.
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