The Selangor government’s voluntary Covid-19 testing initiative has detected 1,171 positive cases thus far.
Six areas reported a test positive rate of above five percent.
The World Health Organisation’s benchmark for adequate testing is a five percent test positive rate. Anything higher indicates there are undetected positive Covid-19 cases in the community and more tests are needed.
The Health Ministry, however, considers 10 percent as the benchmark.
Selangor’s testing drive began on May 8 and has since been carried out in 14 constituencies across Gombak and Hulu Langat.
According to data published by Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari today, the highest positive rate was detected in Gombak Setia (8.24 percent) with 167 positive cases from 2,207 tests done.
Kajang was second (8.08 percent), with 85 positive cases from 1,052 tests done.
The third highest positive rate was detected in Hulu Kelang (8.06 percent), with 146 positive cases from 1,811 tests done.
The other three areas with test positive rates above five percent were Taman Templer (7.99 percent), Bukit Antarabangsa (7.58 percent), and Sungai Tua (5.63 percent).
In total, 19,858 people came forward to get tested.
The Selangor Covid-19 Task Force organised the drive as a proactive active case-detection measure.
It is meant to help trace and isolate more Covid-19 cases, especially asymptomatic “silent carriers” who are unaware that they have the virus.
By absolving the costs, it hopes to lower the barrier and encourage residents to come forward to get tested.
The drive will take place in all 56 constituencies before it ends on June 10.
The full schedule of the drive can be found here.
Selangor is the epicentre of the latest Covid-19 wave.
It recorded 2,277 cases as of 12noon yesterday - far more than any other state and constituting 33 percent of the national daily case count.
Covid-19 deaths in Selangor are also soaring.
This comes as Covid-19 beds and Covid-19 intensive care unit beds in the state are at dangerously low levels. - Mkini
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