'Sarawak General Hospital still has room for patients'

The Covid-19 low-risk quarantine and treatment centre set up at the hostels of the Youth and Sports Complex in Kuching.- ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and quarantine centre here still has room for Covid-19 patients despite rising admissions over the past month, says Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian.
The state Local Government and Housing Minister said the average bed occupancy in SGH’s Covid ward was about 74% in epidemic week 16 from April 19 to 25, which saw an average of 69 admissions per day.
In the same period, occupancy of ventilated beds in critical care for Covid-19 and high-risk severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) cases and patients under investigation (PUI) averaged 81% while the low-risk quarantine and treatment centre had 79% average occupancy.

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