Malaysia recorded its highest number of local transmissions for the Influenza A (H1N1) virus with 11 new cases, including its first “second generation local case”.
As at Saturday, 35 new cases have been reported, 24 of which were imported, bringing the total number in the country to 326.
The “second generation case” is a child of the 242nd case, a patient who caught the virus locally from an imported case.
A total of 239 influenza A(H1N1) patients have been discharged from hospitals nationwide while 87 patients are still warded, said Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican.
He said Sungai Buloh Hospital had the largest number of patients at 28 followed by Kuala Lumpur Hospital (17), Penang Hospital (10), Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang (six), Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Baharu (five).
Other hospitals, Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Seremban has four patients, and Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Setar, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu Hospital, and Batu Pahat Hospital (all three each), and Sarawak General Hospital (two).
One patient each were placed at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Ipoh, Tawau Hospital, Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, Kuala Terengganu, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Sultan Ahmad Shah Temerloh and Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kota Baru, Dr Mohd Ismail said in a statement.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
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