11 May 2021 / 21:21 H.
PUTRAJAYA: The people have been advised to continue to adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs) as new variants of Covid-19 have spread to several states such as Kelantan, Kedah and Negeri Sembilan, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (
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He said so far, there were three variants of concern (VOC) in the country, namely 62 cases involving the South African variant (B.1.351), eight cases for the United Kingdom variant (B.117), and two cases involving the Indian variant (B.1.617.1).
As for the South African variant, 14 cases were detected today, of which seven were in the Kampung Domis cluster in Kelantan; three cases of close contact to active cases in Selangor; one case involving a health worker in Kelantan; two cases in Kedah and one case detected in Negeri Sembilan, namely the Pengkalan Hulu cluster.
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PETALING JAYA: Kelantan’s rising Covid-19 clusters emerging from workplaces, especially in the education sector, is the contributing factor in the rapid increase in cases there.
Kelantan’s Covid-19 infectivity rate is now at 1.43, the highest among other states. The national infectivity rate is at 1.16.
Based on
The Star’s analysis, Kelantan has the third lowest vaccination rate compared to other states in the country, with an estimated 1.73% of the state’s population having received the first dose and 1.04% having received their second dose.
In terms of vaccine registration, data from the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) showed that participation from Kelantan is the second lowest among other states and federal territories in the country, with only 24.4% of the people in Kelantan having signed up for the vaccine as of yesterday.
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