Over 40pc of Covid-19 hospitalisations in Penang are Categories Three to Five, says CM
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 18 — More than two in five Covid-19 patients warded in the state’s hospitals were in the most severe categories of infection, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
He said the government hospitals — Penang General Hospital, Bukit Mertajam Hospital and Seberang Jaya Hospital — have already opened up more wards for Covid-19 patients but still needed more beds. “Work to convert this space into a PKRC started yesterday and the first ward will be ready to operate on this Friday,” he said.
He said donors can also contribute cash to the Penang Covid-19 Fund through its Maybank account 5570 546 209 30.Former Penang Health Department director Datuk Dr Asmayani Khalib, who is now the Health deputy director-general , said most of the cases were from factory clusters, screening of symptomatic cases and sporadic cases that are not linked to any clusters.