Covid-19: New cases dropped by almost 5%, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR: The amount of new Covid-19 situations recorded in Malaysia in Epidemiological 7 days 38 (ME 38/2022) from Sept 18-24 dropped 4. 9% to 12, 963 cases from thirteen, 627 in ME 37/2022 from Sept 11-17.

“The number of daily energetic cases for ME 38/2022 was 25, 325, a four % drop from the earlier week, ” Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement on Monday (Sept 26).

He said nearby cases in MYSELF 38/2022 dropped by 4. 8% to 12, 934 cases from 13, 585 in ME 37/2022.

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Imported Covid-19 cases in ME PERSONALLY 38/2022 also dropped by 31% to 29 cases through 42 in ME PERSONALLY 37/2022, he added.

He mentioned recoveries in ME 38/2022 dropped five. 8% to 13, 677 cases from 14, 513 within ME 37/2022.

“The number of deaths in ME 38/2022 increased by 29% (from 31 situations to 40), ” Dr Noor Hisham said.

He or she said the admission rate of Covid-19 patients to community hospitals per 100, 000 population for any categories was reduced ME 38/2022 in comparison to ME 37/2022.

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“The number of categories a single and two sufferers dropped 7. 1% while categories three, four and 5 fell 11. 5%, ” he additional.

Dr Noor Hisham, however , stated cases monitored simply by Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CAC) throughout the nation showed an increase within new cases undergoing home surveillance.

Based on a comparision of physical CAC data reported in ME 37/2022 plus ME 38/2022, the number of patient visits in order to CAC dropped to 0. 5%

“The number of new Covid-19 cases undergoing home surveillance increased 102% and the number of Covid-19 cases known by CAC in order to hospitals was the same as in ME 37/2022, ” he added.

Dr Noor Hisham said through Jan 25, 2020 to Sept 24 this year, cumulative brand new Covid-19 cases in the nation totalled 4, 830, 214.

During the same period, cumulative cases for recoveries from Covid-19 totalled 4, 768, 604, cumulative fatal instances numbered 36, 348, and the cumulative quantity of clusters was 7, 079, with 14 clusters being nevertheless active. – Bernama