Covid-19: Only 0.1% of new cases critical, says Dr Noor Hisham
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Only 0.1% or 13 of the 13,034 new Covid-19 cases reported on Thursday (July 22) are Category Five patients requiring respiratory aid in the intensive care unit (ICU) for 21 days, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He added that another 72 cases or 0.5% were in Category Four which refers to cases with pneumonia who need oxygen supplementation and ICU care for an average of 14 days. "One percent or 124 of the cases reported today are in Category Three, which is for patients having pneumonia and require treatment and observation in hospital,” ...
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