Government needs to address high positivity rates of Covid-19 effectively

The Health Minister, Dr Adham Baba reported a positivity rate of 6.89% or 1 in 14.5 for the whole nation. It ranges from a low of 3.79% in Perlis to 11.84% in Kelantan. It is 7.99% or 1 in 12.5 in Selangor, which is the most populous state. The WHO positivity rate threshold is 5%.

Based on the positivity rates, the estimated actual incidence in the country is 2.25 million or almost 4 times the official figure of 595,374 as at June 3, 2021. The latter figure refers to reported cases and the former estimate reflects the incidence including undetected asymptomatic and unreported cases.