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Rare good news: Sabah has lowest Covid-19 infectivity rate in nation
Published on: Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Published on: Wed, Mar 09, 2022
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Rare good news: Sabah has lowest Covid-19 infectivity rate in nation
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah had the lowest #Covid19 infectivity rate in the nation yesterday at 0.79, according to an update from the Health Ministry.

The national average was 1.07.

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Labuan, Johor and Kelantan were only other states/federal territory with rates below 1.0 like Sabah.

Sarawak had the highest at 1.36.

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The highest infectivity rate ever was above 2.0 in Labuan.

An infectivity rate of 2.0 means a positive person can spread the infection to two other people.

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Sabah is currently awaiting the national endemicity and border reopening protocols before the state devises its own that suit its situation and needs.
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