Four new Covid-19 clusters in Putrajaya, Klang, Langkawi and Tawau.
Malaysia records a significant jump in the number of new Covid-19 cases today with 260. This is a big leap from yesterday’s 89.
Of the 260, only one was an imported case with the rest being local transmissions.
The total number of cases now stands at 11,484.
In a statement, the Health Ministry said 20 cases are currently being treated at intensive care units with three on ventilator support.
Meanwhile, 47 more patients have recovered and discharged from hospitals.
No Covid-19 related fatalities were reported to the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) today, keeping the death toll at 136.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry announced four new Covid-19 clusters in Selangor, Sabah, Kedah and the federal territory of Putrajaya, totalling 24 infected people.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham said the cluster with the most cases is the Bah Ketil Cluster in Langkawi, Kedah with nine people infected followed by the Selasih Cluster in Putrajaya with seven cases.
The Sabah cluster located in Tawau, dubbed the Ju Hua Cluster with five cases. The last new cluster is in Klang, dubbed the Meru cluster with three cases.
All the infected are Malaysians.