Malaysia records 1,470 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths

Kuala Lumpur: The health ministry has reported 1,470 Covid-19 cases and three deaths in the past 24 hours. 

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,830 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 304,492. 

In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 322,409. 

There are 16,711 active cases, with 162 patients being treated in intensive care and 70 requiring respiratory assistance. 

Meanwhile, the three deaths take the number of fatalities to 1,206. 

The new cases today involved 1,458 local infections and 12 imported cases.

Local cases comprised 1,099 Malaysians and 359 foreigners. 

Selangor recorded the highest number of infections with 551, of which 473 were detected from clusters and close contact screenings. 

This was followed by Sarawak (222), Penang (178), Kuala Lumpur (158), Johor (101), Sabah (71), Perak (72), Kelantan (40), Perlis (29), Terengganu (14), Kedah (13), Pahang (eight), Negeri Sembilan (six), Putrajaya (four), Melaka (two) and Labuan (one). 

There were 89 cases from prisons and immigration detention centres today, involving the Tembok Tapah (49), DTI Persiaran Wawasan (29), Jalan Harapan prison (eight), Tembok Mempaga (two) and Tembok Taiping (one) clusters. 

The three who died were all Malaysians, aged 53, 73 and 82, from Selangor, Terengganu and Kuala Lumpur respectively. All had existing medical conditions.