843 People With ILI Still Treated At 95 Hospitals

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- A total of 110 new patients with symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI) were admitted to hospitals for treatment while 157 others were discharged on Thursday.

Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said that as of today, 843 people with symptoms of ILI were still under treatment at 95 hospitals, including 10 private hospitals, nationwide,

"From the total number of cases, only 70 patients or eight per cent are confirmed with H1N1," he said in a statement here on Thursday.

He said of the total number of H1N1 patients still being treated at hospitals, 17 of them were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), including one new case.

Sixteen of the 17 patients in the ICU were in the high-risk groups, like children below five years old (five), obesity (four), chronic illness(six) and one chronic respiratory illness, he added.

He said there had been no death due to H1N1 reported since Sept 19 and the death toll remained at 77 people.

With Hari Raya open houses still being held, Dr Mohd Ismail advised the public to take precautionary measures when attending such a function to prevent the spread of Influenza A (H1N1).

-- BERNAMA