Rise in admissions to Kelantan Covid centres after Aidiladha

 

There has been an increase in the number of patients admitted to Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centres (PKRC) in Kelantan after the Aidiladha celebration, said State PKRC director Dr Mohd Zurairie Mohd Zubir.

He said this resulted in 11 PKRCs reaching between 80 and 98 percent capacity.

“Overall, there are 2,300 beds at all PKRCs in the state and the bed utilisation rate for some centres, namely at Pusat Tarbiah Islam Kelantan (Putik) in Pengkalan Chepa and Jubli Perak, Kota Bharu, has reached 98 percent.

“Therefore, we will reopen the PKRC at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Salor. We are also in the midst of identifying a location outside the Kota Bharu district for the setting up of a new PKRC,” he said.

He said this to reporters after visiting the Covid-19 Transport Unit at the Kelantan Malaysian Red Crescent Society office in Kota Bharu today.

Yesterday (July 27), Kelantan recorded 592 new Covid-19 cases and six new clusters.

Zurairie said to avoid congestion at the PKRCs, patients would be discharged after undergoing clinical evaluation.

He said Category One patients who are asymptomatic will be monitored for at least 24 hours before being placed under House Isolation Order (HIO).

“As for asymptomatic patients in other categories, they will be allowed to return home and placed under HIO after being clinically monitored for 48 to 72 hours,” he said.

However, Zurairie said the decision to place patients under HIO would also be made based on other criteria, including the condition of their houses and they must be contactable at all times for monitoring.

“Those under HIO will also be registered at their respective district health offices,” he said.

Meanwhile, he said over 50 percent of clinical beds at two hybrid PKRCs in the state were occupied by patients from Categories Three and Four, aged 20 to 40.

He said most of the clinical beds at the Gelanggang Seni and Tanjung Chat PKRCs which were set up last May, were previously occupied by the elderly.

“However, since a month ago, more than 50 percent of the 70 clinical beds at the two hybrid PKRCs in the state have been occupied by young patients in Categories Three and Four,” he said.

He added that this development is a testament to the effectiveness of the vaccination programme for senior citizens in the state.

- Bernama