An unwanted milestone

Penang attained an unwanted milestone on 7 June 2021: the total cumulative Covid-19 deaths in the state reached 100 (and hardly anyone noticed). 😢

Other statistics released by the Health Department in Penang on the same day:

• Total number of cumulative cases in Penang: 30,906
• Current active cases in Penang: 2,049
• Total number of discharged cases in Penang: 28,757

Digging in a bit further, these are the incidents of Covid-19 infections per 1,000 residents in each of the five districts in Penang. The South-West and Province Wellesley Central districts are the most badly affected with almost three persons out of each thousand residents having been tested positive for the coronavirus since tracking began on the 18th of March last year:

• North East - 1.38 infections per 1,000 residents
• South West - 2.95 infections per 1,000 residents
• Province Wellesley North - 1.05 infections per 1,000 residents
• Province Wellesley Central - 2.88 infections per 1,000 residents
• Province Wellesley South - 1.75 infections per 1,000 residents