Covid-19: Cases up by 3% last week, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 cases reported during the 17th epidemiological week (ME17) of April 23-29 increased by 3% from 4,817 cases the previous week to 4,963.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said in a statement on Friday (May 5) that based on the data from the Health Ministry's Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC), the number of Covid-19 admissions to public health facilities also increased from 4.8% per 100,000 population during the previous week to 5.8%.