Covid-19: Five states, one FT record zero new cases; Kulai new red zone
Saturday, 18 Apr 2020 12:17 PM MYTPolicemen are seen setting up a roadblock at Jalan Perak in George Town April 14, 2020. ― Picture by Sayuti Zainuddin
The minimal increases in the different states in Malaysia match the relatively low number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the country yesterday at 69 new cases. Other states recording minimal increase were Johor and Selangor after both increased their tally by nine cases to 623 cases and 1,338 cases respectively, while Sabah increased its tally by five cases to 293 cases on April 17.
This also meant that Kulai is the fifth district in Johor to be categorised as a red zone, leaving six other districts in either orange or yellow zones.It is also where first the enhanced movement control order was imposed on two areas within Simpang Renggam — Bandar Baharu Dato’ Ibrahim Majid and Kampung Dato’ Ibrahim Majid — after a majority of Kluang’s cases were detected in both villages.
The country’s top red zone for 14 consecutive days is the Lembah Pantai district in Kuala Lumpur, with a total tally of 604 Covid-19 cases as of April 17. The remaining 28 green zones are spread across three districts in three peninsula states of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu while the remaining 25 zones are spread across eight districts in Sabah and 17 districts in Sarawak.
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