As Selangor’s Covid-19 cases, deaths, and positive rate fall significantly, Serdang Hospital and Selayang Hospital will be reconverted back into hybrid hospitals by Sept 30.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says the previous Covid-19 death reporting process required various checks, including post-mortem, to be carried out before the death can be reported.
Covid-19 deaths soared in the past fortnight in Kuala Langat by 355%, Klang (121%), and Hulu Langat (41%) -- all three districts exceeded the Selangor statewide average of fatalities per capita.
Bukit Gasing state assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran says calculations show the Selangor state government paid RM101.60 per dose for Sinovac from Pharmaniaga, double the federal government’s purchase at about RM50 per dose for all Covid-19 vaccines, including Sinovac.
Of 53,571 workers who tested positive from July 2021 to date, 62% are from the manufacturing sector, 14.5% from services, 13.5% from construction, and 10% from trade.
From Jan 1-Aug 10 this year, Gombak and Hulu Langat recorded 818.5 and 747.8 total Covid-19 deaths per million people, exceeding Selangor’s 611.2 and Malaysia’s 327.4 rates.
Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud says the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force initially listed private GP clinics as long-term PPVs to ensure PICK’s continuity in the long run.