KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): Malaysia reported 1,168 new Covid-19 infections today, marking the fifth day in a row the daily number of cases is back in four digits. All infections were locally transmitted, and no imported cases were reported. 

According to the Ministry of Health's (MoH) director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, three more fatalities were reported today, bringing the death toll to 282. 

All three deaths were recorded in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah, with each having health complications such as high blood pressure, obesity, dislipidemia, diabetes, and stroke. 

Following this, active cases climbed to a fresh high of 11,666. There were 87 patients in intensive care, with 32 of them needing respiratory aid, said Noor Hisham in a statement. 

Sabah continues to lead with 616 cases, representing 52.7% of the total positive cases today, while the Klang Valley recorded 275 new cases.

On the other hand, 1,029 patients were discharged today, bringing the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country to 27,409, or 69.6% of the total cumulative cases.

Malaysia’s current total infections now stand at 39,357.

Noor Hisham also announced today that four new Covid-19 clusters have been identified in Sabah, Selangor, and Kuala Lumpur.

The clusters are the Softwood LD cluster in Lahad Datu, Sabah, in which 14 cases have been reported so far; the Teratai cluster involving the districts of Klang, Kuala Selangor, Petaling and Hulu Langat in Selangor with 74 cases; the Damanlela construction site cluster in Kuala Lumpur with 15 cases; and the Mahkota cluster with nine cases so far. 

On a brighter note, the Bah Puchong cluster has been declared over after 88 individuals were screened, returning 14 positive cases and 74 negatives. No deaths were reported from this cluster. 

For today, 37 existing clusters have reported at least one new case.