Covid-19: Over 16,000 beds used to treat patients nationwide, says Dr Noor Hisham


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): About 40% of the 16,060 beds for treating Covid-19 patients at hospitals and at Quarantine and Low Risk Treatment Centres (PKRC) nationwide are being used as of 10pm on Thursday (Oct 30).

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 44 Health Ministry hospitals and two teaching hospitals providing treatment for Covid-19 adding that these came up to 3,825 beds with a utilisation rate of 54%.

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