The positivity rate has also dropped from 10.08 per cent on Thursday to 9.56 per cent today, said Masidi. – Malay Mail photo
KOTA KINABALU (Sept 2): Covid-19 cases in Sabah are on a downward trend with 205 new cases reported on Friday.
One death was reported in Sandakan.
Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun said the new figure was because of lesser tests taken.
He also attributed the drop to the downward positivity trend.
Only 2,179 tests were taken on Friday as compared to 2,271 taken on Thursday, he said.
“The positivity rate has also dropped from 10.08 percent (on Thursday) to 9.56 percent (on Friday),” he said in his daily Covid-19 update for Sabah.
At the same time, 13 districts recorded less cases, with Kota Kinabalu showing a significant drop of cases from 113 on Thursday to 92 on Friday.
Of the 205 cases reported, 200 are in category 1 and 2; four cases are classified under category 3 and one case in category 4.