KUALA LUMPUR – Sg Buloh Hospital’s Forensic Department is providing a special container as an additional place to keep the bodies of Covid-19 victims.
The Health Ministry in a Twitter post announced that there were six more deaths at the hospital yesterday.
According to the statement, more than 80% of the Covid-19 deaths were from the elderly group who have more than one chronic disease or comorbidity.
“Most of them were infected by close family members. If you are living with a member of the high-risk group, please protect yourself to protect them,” the statement read.
There were 3,780 new Covid-19 cases and 36 deaths reported yesterday, with 3,990 recoveries logged.
Apart from that, 520 patients were being treated in intensive care Unit and, of the total, 272 required respiratory assistance while the total number of active virus cases in the country stands at 42,135. – Bernama, May 17, 2021
