KUANTAN – Pahang is expected to record an average of 90 to 100 positive Covid-19 cases a day or 600 to 700 cases a week in early June if the locals do not comply with the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Pahang Health director Datuk Dr Bahari Awang Ngah warned that this would also increase the number of active cases to 1,700, exceeding the capacity of hospital wards and beds at the Covid-19 quarantine and low-risk treatment centres in the state.
He said as of last Sunday, 5,789 Covid-19 cases were recorded in Pahang, the number having consistently increased since mid-March.
In early March, the state recorded an average of 10 to 20 cases a day, but the number had increased to an average of 70 cases a day, especially in Bentong, Raub, and Kuantan, with the Covid-19 infectivity rate or R-nought in Pahang at 1.26, as of May 9.
“Category four and five patients in the state have increased from 2% to 3.8%, while the number of patients admitted to intensive care units has almost tripled,” he said in a statement here today.
He urged the public to comply with the SOPs, abide by the 3C rules (avoiding crowds, confined spaces, and closed conversation) and practice the 3W rules (wash, wear, warn), especially during Hari Raya Aidilfitri. – Bernama, May 11, 2021
