Malaysia's COVID-19 infectivity up slightly at 1.16 - Health DG
Bernama
July 28, 2021 00:04 MYT
July 28, 2021 00:04 MYT
The COVID-19 infectivity rate (R-naught) in Malaysia increased to 1.16 today from 1.14 yesterday. - Astro AWANI
KUALA LUMPUR: The COVID-19 infectivity rate (R-naught) in Malaysia increased to 1.16 today from 1.14 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
In a post on his Facebook, he said that among states, Terengganu had the highest infectivity rate of 1.33, followed by Kelantan (1.26), and Sabah and Penang (both at 1.25).
Nine other states comprising Sarawak, Melaka, Pahang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Perak, Johor and Kedah registered rates of between 1.04 and 1.22.
The R-naught value refers to the infectivity of a virus, that is how many individuals can be infected by a positive case.
-- BERNAMA