Almost all districts in Peninsular Malaysia now red zones, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Almost all districts in Peninsular Malaysia have been categorised as red zones and only seven other districts are in yellow zones status based on the 14-day movement data on the distribution of new Covid-19 cases by districts from May 6 until Wednesday.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said based on data from the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) of the Ministry of Health (MoH), there are no more districts categorised as green zones in Peninsular Malaysia, while eight districts have been categorised as orange zones, with 21 to 40 cases during the same period.

The districts categorised as yellow zones are: Perak Tengah (Perak); Sik (Kedah); Gua Musang (Kelantan); Kemaman and Hulu Terengganu (Terengganu); Cameron Highlands (Pahang); and Mersing (Johor).

Meanwhile, those classified as orange zones include: Kampar in Perak; Kangar (Perlis); Padang Terap and Langkawi (Kedah); Bera, Maran and Rompin (Pahang); and Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan).

Based on the infographic shared through his Twitter account, Selangor recorded the highest number of new cases at 21,343, followed by Kuala Lumpur (6,100), Johor (5,148), Kelantan (4,498), Penang (3,681), Kedah (2,983), Negeri Sembilan (1,856), Pahang (1,469), Terengganu (1,401), Melaka (1,231) and Putrajaya (162), while Perlis reported 22 cases during the period.