KUALA LUMPUR: Melaka has recorded the highest Covid-19 daily estimated infectivity rate (Rt) at 1.07 among all states as of Feb 13, according to the Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Based on infographics shared on his Twitter account today, Penang has the second-highest Rt at 1.06, followed by Kedah (1.04) and Johor (1.01).
States that recorded an Rt of below one were Sarawak (0.96), Kuala Lumpur, Negri Sembilan and Perak (0.95); Kelantan (0.92); Selangor (0.89); Pahang (0.86); Terengganu (0.82); Sabah (0.80); Perlis (0.77); Putrajaya (0.73) and Labuan (0.65).
Dr Noor Hisham said the Rt for the whole nation now stands at 0.92.
The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia remained at four digits yesterday, with 3,499 cases and five deaths reported overnight. - BERNAMA