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Perlis has highest Covid-19 infectivity rate

Penang is second with reading of 1.03, says health DG

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 13 Mar 2021 8:01AM

Perlis has highest Covid-19 infectivity rate
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports that Negri Sembilan has the lowest coronavirus infectivity rate at 0.61. – The Vibes file pic, March 13, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – The national Covid-19 infectivity rate stands at 0.85, with Perlis recording the highest by state at 1.71.

Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in an infographic shared on Twitter yesterday, said Penang is second at 1.03.

This is followed by Sarawak (0.97); Selangor, Putrajaya and Terengganu (0.95); Melaka (0.89); Sabah (0.88); Johor (0.86); Labuan (0.85); Kelantan (0.81); Kuala Lumpur and Pahang (0.79); Kedah (0.76); Perak (0.64); and, Negri Sembilan (0.61).

There were 1,575 coronavirus infections reported yesterday, and three deaths. – Bernama, March 13, 2021

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