Covid-19: Admissions drop 27.1pc last week, says Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR: Admissions of Covid-19 patients to health facilities per 100,000 population dropped 27.1 per cent in the second epidemiological week 2023 (ME 2/2023) from Jan 8 to 14 compared to the previous week, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said admissions of categories one and two patients to public hospitals per 100,000 population last week also declined by 36.4 per cent from ME 1/2023, while categories three, four and five admissions dropped by 41.7 per cent.

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