Malaysia

Perak logs highest Covid-19 infectivity rate at 1.32

Terengganu comes in at second-highest with 1.29

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 14 May 2021 3:33PM

Perak logs highest Covid-19 infectivity rate at 1.32
Terengganu has the second-highest infectivity rate in the country at 1.32. – Freepik pic, May 14, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – The Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) according to daily cases for the whole country yesterday stood at 1.14, with Perak recording the highest Rt at 1.32.

Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, through an infographic shared on his Twitter account, said Terengganu logged the second highest Rt at 1.29.

They were followed by Kedah (1.22), Penang (1.21), Melaka (1.18), Selangor and Johor (both at 1.17), Negri Sembilan (1.12), Pahang (1.11), Kuala Lumpur (1.10), Putrajaya (0.99), Sarawak (0.98), Kelantan (0.94) and Sabah (0.89).

Malaysia reported 4,855 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the cumulative total to 458,077. – Bernama, May 14, 2021

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