COVID: New cases in Malaysia hit record high of 6,075

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today recorded its highest ever number of daily COVID-19 cases at 6,075, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

In a posting on his Twitter page, he said Selangor again topped the daily case list with 2,251, followed by Johor (699), Kuala Lumpur (660), Kedah (445), Kelantan (441) and Sarawak (323).

Perak had 220 cases, Terengganu (203), Negeri Sembilan (189), Penang (183), Sabah (160), Pahang (150), Melaka (122), Labuan (14), Putrajaya (nine) and Perlis (six).

Since the coronavirus hit Malaysia in January last year, the previous record high in new infections was at 5,728 cases, registered on Jan 30 this year.

Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham in a media statement said that of the total new cases, only three were imported cases.

"The imported cases involved a citizen and two non-citizens, while the local cases involved 5,452 citizens and 620 non-citizens," he said.

A total of 3,516 recoveries were recorded today, bringing the total to 436,116, while active cases stood at 47,340.

Dr Noor Hisham said the death toll due to the pandemic had risen to 2,040 after 46 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours.

He said 559 cases were currently in the intensive care unit with 303 of them requiring respiratory support.

The number of new clusters detected also hit a new record high today with 22 clusters, eight of which involved workplaces, community (seven), religious (six) and educational institution (one).

-- BERNAMA