Three more Health Ministry (MOH) hospitals in Kedah are being used as Covid-19 treatment hospitals to accommodate the increase in patients at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB).
State Health and Local Government Committee chairperson Dr Mohd Hayati Othman said the hospitals were Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital (HSAH) in Sungai Petani, Kuala Nerang Hospital and Kulim Hospital.
“Earlier, HSB was the only hospital for treatment of Covid-19 in the state. Based on current information received today from the Kedah State Health Department (JKN), as much as 72 percent capacity of the Covid-19 patient ward at the hospital has been occupied, while 89 percent of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward has been filled.
“At present at (Hospital) Kulim, there is a capacity of 300 beds to accommodate patients and only 33 have been occupied, (meaning) beds are available if there are patients and at (Hospital) Kuala Nerang (there are) 72 beds with 50 more vacant, while in HSAH there are 200 beds with 63 filled,” he told reporters today.
Meanwhile, Mohd Hayati said so far, 110 positive Covid-19 patients in Kedah were allowed to undergo quarantine at home after receiving treatment at the hospital.
“All of them will be contacted by Kedah Health Department and the nearest District Health Office every day to ensure a high rate of compliance with quarantine instructions,” he said, adding that all the patients were required to wear pink bracelets and were not allowed to leave the house.
- Bernama
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