KUALA LUMPUR: Almost all the districts in the peninsula have been categorised as red zones and only seven are yellow zones, based on the 14-day movement data on the distribution of new Covid-19 cases by districts from May 6 to Wednesday.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said based on data from the ministry’s National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC), there were no more districts categorised as green zones in the peninsula, while eight districts have been categorised as orange zones with 21 to 40 cases.
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).
Categorised as orange zones are Kampar district 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 Noor Hisham’s Twitter account, Selangor recorded the highest number of new cases at 21,343 during the period, 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), Putrajaya (162) and Perlis (22).
For Sarawak, which recorded 6,456 cases, five districts are still categorised as green zones – Simunjan, Asajaya, Kabong, Marudi and Telang Usan. Nine other districts – Limbang, Lundu, Lawas, Dalat, Daro, Julau, Lubok Antu, Matu and Tanjung Manis – are yellow zones. Two districts – Tatau and Bukit Mabong – are categorised as orange zones.
Sabah, which recorded 1,120 cases during the period, has seven green zones – Tambunan, Kudat, Nabawan, Pitas, Tongod, Telupid and Beluran.
Nine other districts – Tuaran, Beaufort, Kota Belud, Sipitang, Ranau, Kota Marudu, Tenom, Keningau and Kuala Penyu – are yellow zones, while Putatan has been classified with orange status.
Green zone districts have recorded zero Covid-19 cases, yellow (1-20 cases), orange (21-40 cases) and red (41 cases or more).-BERNAMA