CORONAVIRUS | Twenty-six districts remain as Covid-19 red zone areas in the country with the number of positive cases in Lembah Pantai now recording nearly 500, according to the Health Ministry’s (MOH) crisis preparedness and response centre (CPRC).

Based on the CPRC’s infographic, which is shared through MOH’s official social media today, a total of 496 Covid-19 positive cases were recorded in the Lembah Pantai district as of noon yesterday, from 459 cases the previous day.

This is followed by Hulu Langat and Petaling with 388 and 378 cases, respectively.

The red zone category is for areas with more than 41 Covid-19 positive cases, orange zone (20-40 cases), yellow zone (1-19 cases) and green zone (no case).

Selangor still recorded the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases, totalling 1,236.

Meanwhile, based on statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO), Malaysia is at the 34th place in the list of countries affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with 4,683 positive cases and 76 deaths.

Following is the list of red zone locations in Malaysia: 

- Bernama

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