THE Health Ministry reported 426 Covid-19 hospital admissions yesterday.

Among the total, 244 cases are in the mild Categories of 1 and 2, while 182 are in Categories 3, 4, and 5.

Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Categories 1 and 2 patients would be admitted if they were deemed high risk and in need of observation.

Categories 1 and 2 cases accounted for 57.3% of the total hospital admissions yesterday.

Patients in Category 1 are asymptomatic, Category 2 have mild symptoms, Category 3 have pneumonia-like symptoms, Category 4 have serious symptoms requiring respiratory support, and Category 5 have severe symptoms requiring intensive care.

Of the 861 Covid-19 intensive care beds available, 19% are occupied. A total of 99 patients require respiratory support.

ICU bed capacity exceeded 50% in Putrajaya (67%) and Selangor (51%).

Hospitals discharged 445 virus patients yesterday. – April 14, 2022.