Covid-19 (Sept 18): 15,549 new cases, Klang Valley cases at 2,408

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 15,549 new Covid-19 cases.

Daily case count in the Klang Valley (2,408) has remained below that of Sarawak (2,929) for four days.

The R-naught for the country is now 0.95. The figure has been below 1.00 since Sept 1. A R-naught of less than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was slowing down.

The only states where the R-naught is more than 1.00 are Johor, Pahang, Perak, Terengganu and Sarawak.

Sarawak (2,929)
Johor (2,208)
Selangor (1,995)
Sabah (1,395)
Penang (1,375)
Kelantan (1,214)
Perak (1,120)
Kedah (1,073)
Terengganu (755)
Pahang (634)
Kuala Lumpur (382)
Malacca (263)
Negeri Sembilan (131)
Perlis (33)
Putrajaya (31)
Labuan (11)