Free Covid-19 testing detects high positive rate in 6 S’gor constituencies

The Selangor government’s voluntary Covid-19 testing initiative has detected 1,171 positive cases thus far.

Six areas reported a test positive rate of above five percent.

The World Health Organisation’s benchmark for adequate testing is a five percent test positive rate. Anything higher indicates there are undetected positive Covid-19 cases in the community and more tests are needed.

The Health Ministry, however, considers...