Malaysia has recorded 1,745 new COVID-19 cases today which brings the total number of infections to 305,880. There are 7 new deaths reported and the death toll is now 1,148.
The Ministry of Health has reported 2,276 new recoveries and a total of 280,707 patients have recovered and discharged so far. The recovery rate is now 91.77% while the mortality rate is 0.38%.
There are currently 24,025 active cases remaining which are receiving treatment. 195 are in ICU while 95 require respiratory support.
Out of the 1,745 new cases today, 2 are imported while 1,743 are transmitted locally. Selangor recorded the most with 640 cases, followed by Johor with 376 cases, Sarawak with 139 cases and Perak with 136 cases.
The Ministry of Health has identified 11 new clusters today and 9 are workplace related. Below is the list of new identified clusters:
A total of 74 clusters have recorded new COVID-19 cases today. The Batu empat cluster recorded the most with 198 cases, followed by Jalan Pelabuhan cluster with 128 cases and Jalan DPB Lima cluster with 32 new cases.
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