KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): Malaysia reported 1,300 new Covid-19 cases today — higher than yesterday's 1,070 — raising cumulative cases to 353,329 thus far.

Meanwhile, five more deaths were recorded, taking the nationwide Covid-19 death toll to 1,300, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Three deaths were confirmed in Sabah, and one each in Selangor and Kelantan, he said in a statement.

Active cases fell to 14,161 from 14,278 yesterday, as new daily recoveries outpaced new infections at 1,412. Total recoveries to date stood at 337,868, or 95.6% of overall infections.

Of today's new Covid-19 cases, all but 24 were locally transmitted. Dr Noor Hisham said Sarawak reported the highest number of new cases with 385, followed by Selangor (242) and Kelantan (126).

Separately, 10 new Covid-19 clusters were detected today including five linked to workplaces, three community clusters, a detention centre cluster and another one linked to religious gatherings.

The five workplace clusters are Integrasi Rawang Tiga in Selangor, Jalan Badli Shah (Selangor), Jalan Maju (Sarawak), Jalan Kota Kubang Labu (Kelantan) and Jalan Mega Industri (Johor).

The three community clusters are Kampung Palekbang in Kelantan, Taman Peruda (Kedah) and Kampung Belaoh (Terengganu).

The detention centre cluster reported is in Padang Hijau (Johor) while the cluster linked to religious gatherings is in Belacon (Sabah).

So far, 1,421 clusters linked to the virus have been reported in the country, of which 1,067 have been declared ended.

The clusters that reported the highest numbers of Covid-19 cases today were Tembok Sri Aman (128 cases), Jalan Pelabuhan (50) and Jalan Mega Industri (20).