KUALA LUMPUR: The bed occupancy rates at the intensive care units (ICU) for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in Sabah, Kedah and Perak have now exceeded 100%, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.
He said as of yesterday, Sabah had 145 beds or 126% being used at the ICUs, followed by Kedah at 121% with 104 beds, and Perak at 107% with 90 beds.
Sharing information through infographics on his Twitter account today, Noor Hisham said other states such as Selangor, Kelantan, Penang and Johor showed ICU bed usage at almost 100%, with Selangor and Kelantan at 99% each, Penang (96%) and Johor (95%).
Nationwide, the rate of hospital bed occupancy in ICUs stood at 90% while the non-ICU bed usage was at 78%, as of yesterday.
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