Macau recorded a critical COVID-19 case on Tuesday, a 31-year-old man suffering from underlying diseases, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.
According to the statement, the man, who has received just one COVID-19 jab, has been put on a ventilator. The statement did not say which type of COVID-19 vaccine he received.
Yesterday’s statement also announced that Macau recorded 727 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, an increase of 76.9 percent from the 411 infections reported on Monday.
According to yesterday’s statement, two new COVID-19 patients were admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre on Tuesday for treatment.
Consequently, a total of 147 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities between May 1 and June 6.
Macau’s current peak of COVID-19 infections started early last month.
Macau has not recorded any COVID-19 fatalities for seven consecutive days, from Wednesday last week to Tuesday, after the latest COVID-19 fatality was recorded on Tuesday last week.
Macau’s official COVID-19 death toll currently stands at 122.
