Hospitals breathe sigh of relief as occupancy rates drop


Aminah Farid

Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says more patients can now be hospitalised instead of quarantining at home. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 16, 2021.

BED occupancy at hospitals and quarantine centres has significantly decreased, giving space to the public health sector to recharge after a deluge of cases earlier this year, said Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said quarantine centres and hospital beds occupancy has dropped to 47%, while Intensive Care Unit (ICU) occupancy had also dropped to 38%.


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