KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-six districts remain as Covid-19 red zones in the country with the number of positive cases in Lembah Pantai recording an increase of nearly 500, according to the health ministry Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC).
It said a total of 496 Covid-19 positive cases were recorded in the Lembah Pantai district as of noon yesterday, from 459 cases the previous day.
This is followed by Hulu Langat and Petaling with 388 and 378 cases, respectively.
The red zone category is for areas with more than 41 Covid-19 positive cases, orange zone (20-40 cases), yellow zone (1-19 cases) and green zone for areas without any case.
Selangor still recorded the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases, totalling 1,236.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Malaysia at number 34 in a list of countries affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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