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Selangor records highest infectivity rate: Noor Hisham

Health director-general shares infographic via Twitter account

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 06 Feb 2021 11:23AM

Selangor records highest infectivity rate: Noor Hisham
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says that Selangor recorded the highest daily Covid-19 infectivity rate, followed by Johor, Melaka, Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Pahang and Terengganu – all of which were higher than the Rt for the whole country. – File pic, February 6, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – Selangor recorded the highest daily Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) in the country at 1.13 as of yesterday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Based on an infographic shared on his Twitter account, Johor recorded the second highest Rt at 1.12, followed by Melaka (1.09), Kuala Lumpur (1.06), Sarawak (1.05), Pahang (1.01) and Terengganu (1.00).

Other states recorded readings of below one, namely Perak (0.95), Penang (0.92), Negri Sembilan (0.89), Labuan (0.88), Kedah (0.86), Sabah (0.85), Putrajaya (0.80), Kelantan (0.76) and Perlis (0.62).

The Rt for the whole country is 0.99, he said. – Bernama, February 6, 2021

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