More than a third of red zone districts are no longer red

UPDATED 12.53PM | Updated to reflect Ministry of Health's latest data release at 11.50am, showing Kulai as a red zone.

CORONAVIRUS | At least 12 of the 29 districts declared red zones for recording more than 40 Covid-19 cases since the start of the outbreak have much fewer active cases as many patients have recovered.

A review of data released daily by the Ministry of Health found that in four of these red zones, there are only 10 or less active cases. Active cases refer to cases still in treatment.

This indicates that the bulk of patients in these 12 red zone districts have been discharged after recovery.

For example in Rembau, Negri Sembilan, there are only four Covid-19 patients still treated in hospital. This is a far cry compared to the total of 53 cases recorded in the district since the start of the outbreak...