Higher bed occupancy at hospitals and quarantine centres and ICU bed usage in red zones reaching the brim may be masked by a reduced usage in other centres.
In Sabah, Covid-19 bed occupancy rate in hospitals is 52%, ICU bed occupancy rate is 69%, and bed occupancy rate in low-risk quarantine and treatment centres is 28%.
The state government has submitted an application to the National Security Council (NSC) to extend the Conditional Movement Control Order in Sabah beyond Oct 26.
Severely sick Covid-19 patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu have to wait for up to two days in the emergency department before entering ICU.
Federal MOH protocol does not list any guideline for home treatment of confirmed Covid-19 cases, as all confirmed cases must be admitted to hospital, except low-risk cases who can be admitted directly to low-risk quarantine and treatment centres.