Selangor Journal
A medical worker placing a screening sample on buffer tube special panel for 30 minutes before it is placed in the Standard F200 SD Biosensor analyser to detect coronavirus infection during the targeted Covid-19 community screening programme at Taman Meru 3 Community Hall, Klang, on December 2, 2020. — Picture by ASRI SAPFIE/SELANGORKINI

Johor records highest Covid-19 infectivity rate — Dr Noor Hisham

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Johor has the highest daily Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) at 1.18 among all states in the country as of yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

According to the infographics shared via his Twitter account, Kuala Lumpur is the second highest at 1.12, followed by Labuan (1.11), Terengganu and Selangor at 1.10 each, Sarawak (1.03) and Pahang (1.01).

The Rt for others states remained below one, namely Perak at 0.99, Melaka (0.96), Kedah and Penang (0.93), Putrajaya (0.90), Negeri Sembilan and Sabah (0.89) , Perlis (0.82) and Kelantan (0.84).

The Rt for the whole nation stood at 1.09.

— Bernama

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