KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 24 -- The basic reproduction number (R0) and effective reproduction number (Rt) for Covid-19 infections nationwide stood at 0.99 as of yesterday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

In a tweet, he showed that the R0, which measures infecitivity rate, went up yesterday from 0.95 and 0.96 in the three days prior to that.

The last time the rate was that high was Februrary 5, subsequently staying below 0.92 from February 7 until 20.

Dr Noor Hisham also indicated that Negri Sembilan now has the highest rate among all the states, standing at 1.74 to 1.87, with a 95 per cent confidence interval.

The second highest is Perak with 1.29 to 1.39, followed by Sarawak with 1.08 to 1.16.

The R0 projects ...