Hulu Selangor is now COVID-19 red zone area

The Hulu Selangor district in Selangor is the latest to be categorised as a COVID-19 red zone area, bringing to 25 the number of COVID-19 red zone areas in the country as at noon yesterday, according to the Health Ministry's (MOH) Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC).

Based on the CPRC's infographic, which is shared through MOH's official social media today, a total of 43 COVID-19 positive cases have been recorded in the district.

Meanwhile, Lembah Pantai continues to record the highest COVID-19 positive cases, totalling 424, while Hulu Langat and Petaling recorded 366 and 314 cases, respectively.

The red zone category is for areas with more than 41 COVID-19 positive cases, orange zone (20-40 cases), yellow zone (1-19 cases) green zone (no case).

Selangor is the state with the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases, totalling 1,118 cases, with Labuan recording the lowest case of only 13 so far.

Meanwhile, Malaysia recorded a drop in the list of countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, ranking the 34th in the world yesterday (April 9) with 4,228 positive cases and 67 deaths.

Following is the list of red zone locations in Malaysia:

Perak	NO OF CASES
Hilir Perak	66
Kinta	97
Selangor
Sepang	59
Petaling	314
Hulu Langat	366
Gombak	121
Klang	152
Kuala Lumpur
Cheras	64
Kepong	110
Lembah Pantai	424
Titiwangsa	101
Putrajaya	47
Negeri Sembilan
Seremban	188
Rembau	51
Melaka
Jasin	54
Pahang
Kuantan	50
Jerantut	63
Johor
Batu Pahat	50
Kluang	175
Johor Bharu	159
Kelantan
Kota Bharu	85
Sarawak
Kuching	196
Kota Samarahan	45
Sabah
Tawau	67
TOTAL	3,074

-- BERNAMA