KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (July 2): From April to June, the number of Covid-19 brought-in-dead (BID) cases increased sevenfold, from 35 to 246 instances, according to Health general-director Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. According to him, the majority of BID cases (76.7 percent) were in the 50 to 70 age bracket and had at least one comorbidity (64.5 percent ).
“Since the Covid-19 pandemic reached the country, the Health Ministry has registered 5,327 deaths, with 4,856 deaths reported in 2021.
“A total of 670 (13.8 percent) of the deaths documented in 2021 were BID instances,” he stated in a statement today.
Selangor, with 181, was the state with the most BID cases this year, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 78 and Sabah with 85, according to him.
As a result, Dr. Noor Hisham recommended Malaysians to be more vigilant in monitoring their own health, particularly after being diagnosed with HIV and being placed under home observation.
Individuals who have symptoms or have been in close touch with a positive case can have an initial check and self-quarantine at home responsibly.
They must also notify the Health Ministry via self-notification on the MySejahtera app, as well as the nearest district health office or the Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) if they tested positive, as well as report any warning signs and seek treatment at nearby health facilities if they tested positive.
“Symptoms that signal that the Covid-19 patient’s condition is deteriorating are known as warning indicators.
“Family members or housemates are recommended to be informed of the Covid-19 patient’s state and health throughout the quarantine time at home by using communication technologies to monitor the patient’s health,” he said.
He added many actions have been done at the Ministry level with the help of several agencies to address the crisis, including improving the CAC’s function, increasing Covid-19 screening lab capacity, and digitizing pandemic management./n
