KUALA LUMPUR: The national Covid-19 infectivity rate or Rt dropped to 0.98 on Monday.
Based on data shared by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur remained the state with the highest Rt value at 1.06.
Other states with an infectivity rate above 1.0 are Negri Sembilan at 1.05, Melaka and Sabah at 1.04 and Selangor at 1.0.
States with an Rt value lower than 1.0 are Johor at 0.99, followed by Kedah (0.97), Pahang (0.95), Perak (0.94), Kelantan (0.90) and Terengganu (0.78).
The national Rt was at 1.00 on Jan 13 and 14, and dropped to 0.99 on Saturday.