KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — The Health Ministry reported 4,094 more cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 198,208.

Another 10 people have also died of Covid-19 in Malaysia.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of this number, eight were imported while the remaining 4,086 cases were local transmissions.

"The most cases were recorded in Selangor, followed by Johor, KL, and Sabah,” he said in a statement.

Selangor recorded 1,577 cases or 38.5 per cent of today's total, followed by Johor with 717 cases or 17.5 per cent, and the KL Federal Territory with 678 cases or 16.6 per cent.

For Selangor's figures, 1,262 cases were detected from clusters and active close-contact tracing on the field.

"Today's figures include 27 cases or 0.7 per cent which are related to clusters in lock-ups, Immigration detention depots, and prisons.

"These include the Tembok Mempaga cluster with 11 cases, the Penjara Jalan Sungai Jelok cluster with five cases, the Penjara Seberang Perai cluster with four cases, the Tembok Bukit Besi cluster with two cases, and the Tembok Sungai Udang cluster with one case,” Dr Noor Hisham said.

The number of active infections in the country now stands at 43,192 cases.

The ministry also recorded 3,281 recoveries today, bringing the total number of recoveries from Covid-19 in Malaysia to 154,299.

Dr Noor Hisham said 303 patients were in intensive care units, of which 118 needed ventilators.

Another 10 people have also died of Covid-19 in Malaysia, including three in Selangor and Sabah, two in KL Federal Territory, and one in Kedah and Sarawak. Ranging from the ages of 22 to 79, nine of the deceased were Malaysians while one is a foreign citizen.

With the exception of a 22-year-old Malaysian man and 32-year-old foreign man whose medical history was not disclosed, the rest of the deceased had pre-existing conditions such as high-blood pressure, diabetes, heart, lung and kidney ailments, dementia, gout, and stroke.