Covid-19 infectivity rate above 1 in two states, nationwide at 0.85

The R-naught (R0) figure for new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia stood at 0.85 as of yesterday with two states recording a number of more than 1.

Perlis recorded a R-naught of 1.71. Cumulatively, the state had 251 Covid-19 cases, of which 40 percent were reported in the past 28 days.