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Severity Declining Securing Services
8 Aug 2021: Of the 18,688 cases today, only 5 (0.11%) of the vaccinated were in 8 Aug 2021: The Deputy Prime Minister checks on services at HTAR Klang Hospital:
category 5. Sg Buloh Hospital, a designated COVID-19 centre, sees a decline in Field hospital: collaboration with MERCY, Malayan Banking Berhad and Malaysian
admissions aged 60 years and older with severe COVID-19 illness, most likely due to Armed Forces (ATM) for 100 patients, especially category 4 needing oxygen
assistance,
vaccinations. Similarly, there are no Category 5 cases among healthcare workers - of Repurpose areas for beds: Ambulatory Care Center, Mother and Baby Complex and
total vaccinated, 1.9% (4,625 cases) developed COVID-19. 99.8% experienced mild or Old Quarters of trainee doctors,
no symptoms. § § Decanting: COVID-19 patients to UKM Children’s Specialist Hospital and Disaster
Category 5 1.27% Management Zone at Tuanku Mizan Army Hospital,
Category 4 0.47%
Category 3 0.59% Outsourcing: non-COVID-19 medical services to private hospitals. § § §
Category 5 0.11%
Category 4 0.31% Category 1 25.70%
Category 3 1.14%
Category 2 42.98%
Unvaccinated (14,228)
Category 1 54.69% Vaccinated (4460)
Category 2 72.74%
Severity category of COVID-19 cases on 8 August 2021 by vaccination status. §
Source: DG
Hisham Facebook §
8 Aug 2021: A Tribute Anaesthesiologists and ICU staff are lauded as leaders who
chart the unknown course of the pandemic for the sickest patients whilst they perform
high risk tasks such as endotracheal intubation, open suctioning and bronchoscopy
that generate the highest aerosol exposure. § §
Source: TV3 Malaysia YouTube § Source: DG Hisham Facebook §
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