KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — Despite case numbers dipping slightly, Malaysia today reported its fifth-highest daily Covid-19 tally with 7,748 new cases detected over the last day while surpassing the 600,000 mark cumulatively.
Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his daily tweet detailed how Selangor again came up highest with 2,612 new cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 851, while Negri Sembilan has 709 and Sarawak with 706 making up the top four states.
Currently, Malaysia has confirmed a total of 603,122 Covid-19 cases detected locally.
Dr Noor Hisham’s statement later revealed that from today’s tally of 6,721 cases or 86.8 per cent of new infections involved locals, while 1,025 or 13.2 per cent involved non-Malaysians with 84,369 currently active Covid-19 cases.
Meanwhile, he said that 6,624 more patients were cured and discharged, bringing the total recovery rate to 85.5 per cent with 515,571 discharged to date.
Dr Noor Hisham said 23 new Covid-19 clusters were identified in the last 24 hours; five in Selangor, four in Negri Sembilan, three in Pahang, two in Kedah, and one each in Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Penang, Perak, Kelantan, Sarawak, Sabah, Terengganu, Melaka, and Putrajaya
Twelve of these new clusters were detected at workplaces, seven from community infections, two from religious gatherings and two more involving a private and public institution of higher education.
To date, there have been 2,284 Covid-19 clusters detected nationwide, 1,593 which have ended, and 691 currently active clusters.
