PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 1,683 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,214 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 75,244.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said with the 1,683 cases the total number of infections in the country to date is now 90,816.
Meanwhile, there are no new deaths, with the death toll remaining at 432.
Selangor recorded the highest number of infections with 692 cases today, followed by Sabah (260) and Kuala Lumpur (197).
Of the 692 cases in Selangor, Noor Hisham said 346 of them were from Covid-19 screenings, while 175 were from existing clusters.
In Sabah and Kuala Lumpur, most of the cases were from existing clusters and close contact screenings in both states.
The new cases recorded in other states were: Negeri Semblilan (174), Melaka (140), Johor (77), Perak (65), Penang (37), Labuan (19), Pahang (six), Putrajaya (six), Kedah (four), Terengganu (four), Sarawak (one) and Kelantan (one).
A total of 313 infections were in prison and immigration detention centre clusters, namely the Jalan Harapan (235), Tembok (55), Tembok Gajah (12), Bakti (eight), Kepayan (two) and Seberang Perai (one) clusters.
There are currently 15,140 active cases with 106 patients receiving intensive care, of which 51 require respiratory assistance.
Perlis was the only state that did not record any new cases today.
Out of the 1,683 cases today, only eight were imported cases.
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