Medical and Malaysian Armed Forces personnel in PPE suits are seen during a dry run session at the Kepala Batas Field Intensive Care Unit, Kepala Batas Hospital May 25, 2021. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The number of Covid-19 patients placed in intensive care units (ICU) in the last 24 hours reached yet another record high as the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 961 severe symptom cases as at noon.
A total of 91 deaths were also reported in the same period.
The announcement comes amid desperate appeals for help among public health workers that are burning out from the long hours of work as hospitals in the Klang Valley become increasingly overcrowded with category 4 and 5 patients, with beds and supplies fast depleting.
The last two weeks saw the number of patients with severe symptoms reaching over five thousand. Deaths related to the novel coronavirus have also climbed steadily since May.
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