Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 948 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 57,917.

In a statement, Noor Hisham said the 1,075 cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 69,095.

Meanwhile, the 11 deaths bring the toll to 376.

Selangor recorded the highest number of cases today with 459, followed by Sabah (310) and Johor (78).

Noor Hisham said most of the cases in Selangor were from existing clusters, including the newly identified Monsoon cluster.

Meanwhile, the majority of cases in Sabah and Johor came from existing clusters and close contact tracing in both states.

Of today’s cases, 48 came from prison clusters, namely the Jalan Harapan cluster in Selangor with 41 infections.

Other prison clusters that recorded new infections were the Tembok cluster in Kedah (three), Matambai cluster in Sabah (three) and the Bakti cluster in Negeri Sembilan (one).

Other states and federal territories with new cases reported today were Negeri Sembilan (52), Kuala Lumpur (49), Penang (43), Kedah (32), Perak (26), Labuan (nine), Kelantan (nine), Pahang (four), Melaka (two), Sarawak (one) and Terengganu (one).

On the 11 deaths, Noor Hisham said they were all Malaysians from various states, aged between 50 and 81. All except one patient from Kuala Lumpur had a history of chronic illnesses.

There are currently 10,802 active cases with 116 patients receiving intensive care, of which 46 require respiratory assistance.

Putrajaya and Perlis did not record any new cases today.

Out of the 1,075 cases today, only three were imported cases.

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