COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 1,739 new Covid-19 cases, the second-highest in more than a month.

The highest number during the same time period was just two days ago at 1,854.

Prior to the uptick, the country's daily new infections in the preceding 34 days had never exceeded 1,700 cases.

The new infections comprised 77.23 percent Malaysians and 22.77 percent non-citizens.

The Klang Valley accounted for 36.92 percent (642 cases) of new infections while East Malaysia made up 33.01 percent (574 cases) of the fresh infections.

Sarawak reported the second-highest number of new daily cases today at 443 infections.

But it was overtaken by Selangor which is also seeing a surge in fresh infections at 535 cases, the highest in 11 days.

A total of 1,216 Covid-19 patients recovered today but they were outpaced by new infections, contributing to a rise in active cases and increasing the strain on Covid-19 hospitals.

• Active cases: 15,574
• Patients in ICUs: 183
• Intubated: 81

This was the second consecutive day where active cases are above 15,000. It had remained in the 14,000 range in the preceding 23 days.

Deaths

There were eight fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 1,329.

The new deaths were recorded in Selangor (4), Kuala Lumpur (2), Sabah (1) and Johor (1).

Those who died were aged between 57 and 78.

For a detailed breakdown of the reported deaths today, please refer to our Covid-19 tracker site.

New cases by states

Clusters 

A total of 343 out of 1,459 clusters are still active. From the active clusters, 50 of them contributed to the new cases today.

They include the eight new clusters reported today as well as another eight that were declared resolved.

The resolved clusters are: Melor, Jalan i-Park Tiga, Industri Waja, Bukit Putra, Kampung Sungai Maong, Jalan Kabel Gemilang, Jalan Sungai Baong, and Jalan Industri Tiga.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Jalan Kasawari cluster
District(s): Kuala Langat in Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Kasawari, Kawasan Perusahaan Kebun Baru, Telok Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 11
Total infected: 49 out of 198 screened

Jalan Desaria cluster
District(s): Sepang, Gombak and Hulu Langat in Selangor
Locality/Source: A public institution at Jalan Desaria, Kampung Pulau Meranti, Puchong
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 8
Total infected: 13 out of 193 screened

Jalan Bambangan cluster
District(s): Mukah and Dalat in Sarawak
Locality/Source: An education centre at Jalan Bambangan, Mukah
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 7
Total infected: 30 out of 72 screened

Jalan Badarudin cluster
District(s): Kuching and Samarahan in Sarawak
Locality/Source: A public administrative centre at JalanBadarudin, Kuching
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 7
Total infected: 17 out of 91 screened

Jalan Zainab cluster
District(s): Pasir Puteh, Bachok, Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas and Tumpat in Kelantan
Locality/Source: A company at Jalan Sultanah Zainab, Kota Bharu
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 6
Total infected: 51 out of 286 screened

Nanga Kelangas cluster
District(s): Julau in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Nanga Kelangas, Sungai Merurun, Julau
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 4
Total infected: 37 out of 57 screened

Abak Bon cluster
District(s): Miri and Subis in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Longhouses in Miri
Cluster category: Community
First case: March 27
Total infected: 34 out of 175 screened

Meruntum cluster
District(s): Putatan and Penampang in Sabah
Locality/Source: Social event at Kampung Meruntum Fasa 3, Putatan
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 10
Total infected: 8 out of 72 screened