.jpg "Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during his daily press conference on Covid-19 in Putrajaya February 9, 2021. — Picture by Hari Anggara")
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Labuan has recorded the highest Covid-19 daily infectivity rate (Rt), at 1.82, in the country as of yesterday.
Based on infographics shared on his Twitter account, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Pahang had the second highest Rt at 1.31, followed by Melaka (1.24), Kedah (1.16), Kelantan (1.11) and Penang (1.03).
States than recorded an Rt of below one were Sarawak at 0.98, Kuala Lumpur (0.94), Terengganu and Selangor (0.91), Sabah (0.87), Johor (0.85), Perak (0.78) and Negeri Sembilan (0.67).
Dr Noor Hisham said the Rt for the whole nation remained at 0.98.
Kadar kebolehjangkitan Covid-19 atau Ro/Rt pada jangkaan mengikut kes seharian pada 23hb March 2021 untuk seluruh negara adalah kekal 0.98. Manakala pecahan mengikut negeri adalah seperti di lampiran. pic.twitter.com/D5DiNhQZS1
— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) March 23, 2021
Yesterday 1,384 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths were recorded in the country.
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham in his other Twitter post said Covid-19 pandemic is one of the biggest health crises of our time.
“Multiple evidence-based public health guidelines and SOPs (standard operation procedures) have been issued. More importantly is to comply with all the measures and SOPs,” he said. — Bernama