COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 6,323 new Covid-19 cases today, as the R-naught creeps up to 0.99.
The new daily case count today is the highest in 14 days, since October 28.
The R-naught - or reproduction number for new Covid-19 cases - has been on the uptrend since Oct 21.
A R-naught of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is accelerating. The R-naught is above 1.00 in Kelantan, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Nationally, the number of hospital admissions in the last seven days have declined by 3.3 percent compared to the preceding week.
Hospitalisation rates of Covid-19 patients is mostly under control. However, new Covid-19 admissions is up in Terengganu (+33 percent), Kuala Lumpur (+17 percent) and Negeri Sembilan (+10 percent).
Covid-19 hospital bed utilisation is highest in Terengganu (89 percent), Kelantan (84 percent) and Malacca (80 percent). Covid-19 beds are a dynamic figure as other parts of hospitals can be repurposed when necessary.
The breakdown of new cases by states will only be available after midnight. These are the figures for yesterday:
Selangor (1,597)
Kelantan (806)
Sabah (573)
Johor (485)
Sarawak (480)
Kedah (438)
Pahang (367)
Kuala Lumpur (323)
Penang (318)
Terengganu (273)
Perak (200)
Negeri Sembilan (199)
Malacca (125)
Perlis (33)
Putrajaya (19)
Labuan (7)
[More to follow] - Mkini
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