COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 8,209 new cases of Covid-19 today.

There were also 103 deaths, the second day in a row that fatalities have been in the triple digits.

This has pushed the national death toll to 3,096.

The number of recoveries, meanwhile, reached a record high with 7,049 patients discharged.

However, this did not stem an increase in the number of active cases, which are also at record highs.

Also reported was a record number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care or those requiring ventilators.

Active cases: 83,331
Patients in ICU: 880*
Intubated: 446*

(*These figures do not include "probable" or "suspected' Covid-19 cases. See here.)

New cases by state

The Klang Valley has almost 4,000 cases with over 3,000 alone recorded in Selangor.

Kuala Lumpur had 801 cases, Johor had 752 cases and Sarawak had 594 cases.

Selangor (3125)
Kuala Lumpur (801)
Johor (752)
Sarawak (594)
Negeri Sembilan (576)
Kelantan (414)
Perak (384)
Kedah (373)
Malacca (322)
Penang (303)
Sabah (203)
Pahang (135)
Terengganu (127)
Labuan (62)
Putrajaya (33)
Perlis (5)

Deaths

Today's new deaths were recorded in Selangor (26), Kuala Lumpur (15), Johor (14), Kelantan (8), Sarawak (8), Sabah (7), Terengganu (6), Negeri Sembilan (6), Penang (4), Kedah (4), Pahang (2), Malacca (2) and Perak (1).

Three of today's fatalities were in their late 20s, three in their 30s and five in their 40s.

The other fatalities were aged between 51 and 97.

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

Clusters

A total of 683 out of the 2,261 clusters are still active. This includes the 24 new clusters reported today.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Tapak Bina Bandar Sunsuria
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 39 out of 166 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Wawasan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 19 out of 36 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Bukit Raja
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 97 out of 291 screened

Jalan Manan 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling and Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 53 out of 75 screened

Taman Sentosa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 28 out of 53 screened

Jalan Brooke
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Miri
Total infected: 16 out of 116 screened

Jalan Flora Utama
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 43 out of 265 screened

Jalan Murni Lapan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai and Johor Bahru
Total infected: 23 out of 272 screened

Jalan Angkasa Mas Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bharu
Total infected: 21 out of 68 screened

Jalan Paya
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 17 out of 149 screened

Kampung Aur
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 20 out of 60 screened

Jalan Sri Aman
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 15 out of 19 screened

Jalan 4A Padang Tembak
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 33 screened

Industri Perai Empat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 22 out of 114 screened

Jalan Pasar Bukit Mertajam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 10 out of 113 screened

Jalan Coastal Sembulan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Kinabalu and Papar
Total infected: 7 out of 33 screened

Jalan Tembaga Kuning
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 74 out of 228 screened

Industri Gebeng
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 25 out of 70 screened

Putra Empat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Putrajaya
District(s): Putrajaya
Total infected: 7 out of 9 screened

Sungai Selangan
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sarikei
Total infected: 101 out of 286 screened

Jalan Cendana
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 5 out of 43 screened

Kampung Mat Daling
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Jerantut
Total infected: 10 out of 47 screened

Batu Hitam
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 39 out of 80 screened

Jalan Damai Budi
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 6 out of 32 screened

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