Commonground
Senior Moderator
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- No death from Influenza A (H1N1) was reported today but 218 patients were tested positive for the disease, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said.
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He said the death toll remained at 71.
Of the new patients, he said, 48 were being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), of whom 40 or 83 per cent were from the high-risk group, including children, infant, new mothers, pregnant women and those with chronic disease, asthmatic, obesity, heart ailment and kidney problem.
Mohd Ismail said a total of 391 patients with influenza-like-illness (ILI) were also detected with 293 cases having been discharged from the hospital.
"There are still 1,509 ILI patients being treated at 103 hospitals nationwide, including four private hospitals," he said in a statement here today.
He also advised those who are healthy to reduce their outdoor activities and wear masks to prevent infection.
-- BERNAMA
ZUZ KAM NHA JK
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090827/tts-h1n1-statistic-bm-993ba14_1.html
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He said the death toll remained at 71.
Of the new patients, he said, 48 were being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), of whom 40 or 83 per cent were from the high-risk group, including children, infant, new mothers, pregnant women and those with chronic disease, asthmatic, obesity, heart ailment and kidney problem.
Mohd Ismail said a total of 391 patients with influenza-like-illness (ILI) were also detected with 293 cases having been discharged from the hospital.
"There are still 1,509 ILI patients being treated at 103 hospitals nationwide, including four private hospitals," he said in a statement here today.
He also advised those who are healthy to reduce their outdoor activities and wear masks to prevent infection.
-- BERNAMA
ZUZ KAM NHA JK
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090827/tts-h1n1-statistic-bm-993ba14_1.html