PASIR GUDANG: A total of 780 new cases have been registered at the medic base at the Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium as of 12am on Thursday (March 14), bringing the total number of people affected by the chemical pollution here to 3,555 cases.
However, Johor Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman Dr Sahruddin Jamal said only 202 individuals received further treatment at hospitals, with 113 warded.
He said many who were hospitalised earlier had been discharged.
“A total of 531 victims who received treatment at Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) and Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI) have been discharged and allowed to go home,” he said.
It was reported on Thursday that the number of people affected by the toxic air around here had jumped to 2,775 cases within the first eight days of the chemical waste being dumped into Sungai Kim Kim.
