Healthcare workers perform the intubation procedure on a Covid-19 patient in Hospital Serdang’s ICU. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Another 1,055 Covid-19 patients are in intensive care units (ICU) nationwide today, the Health Ministry said, surpassing yesterday’s record of 1,043 people.
The coronavirus also claimed another 143 lives today, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.
The country’s Covid-19 mortality toll is now inching towards the 9,000 mark. As it stands, the cumulative fatality rate is now 8,859 deaths since the pandemic arrived.
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