KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases increased by 0.8% to 28,554 cases in the 31st epidemiological week (ME 31) from July 31 to Aug 6. Among the cases, 28,499 were locally transmitted and 55 imported.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said for the same period, the number of fatalities rose to 60 cases, a 22.4% jump, compared with 49 reported in the previous week.

“The number of recovered cases in ME 31 decreased by 7.2%, from 30,837 cases to 28,604 cases.

“The average number of active cases per day for ME 31 is 45,941, a 2.6% drop compared with the previous week,” he said in a statement yesterday.

According to Bernama, the number of admissions of Covid-19 patients to public hospitals as well as the Quarantine and Treatment Centres (PKRC) per 100,000 population remained at 12 for ME 31.

Dr Noor Hisham said bed occupancy at the Intensive Care Unit remained at 14%; PKRC beds occupancy decreased by 2% while non-critical beds recorded 2% increase.

In addition, the percentage of Covid-19 patients requiring respiratory support rose by 0.1% in ME 31 compared with the previous week.

He said positive cases monitored by the Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CAC) showed a slight drop.

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