KUALA LUMPUR – Negri Sembilan and Sarawak recorded the highest daily Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) in the country, both at 1.06, as of yesterday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Based on the infographics shared through his Twitter account, Penang followed with an Rt of 0.99, then Kelantan and Melaka (0.96), and Selangor, Perak, and Kedah (0.93).
Other states recorded readings of below 0.90, namely Terengganu (0.89), Johor (0.87), Kuala Lumpur (0.81), Putrajaya, Perlis (0.76), Pahang (0.73) and Labuan (0.51).
Rt for the whole country is 0.91, he said.
Yesterday 2,998 new Covid-19 cases and 22 deaths were recorded in the country. – Bernama, February 18, 2021
