There were 1,036 cases in Selangor alone and 257 in Kuala Lumpur, both of which are under MCO 2.0.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,710 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 113,288 cases.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 147,855.
There are 33,989 active cases with 195 patients being treated in intensive care and 86 requiring respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the 15 deaths bring the number of fatalities to 578.
The 15 fatalities involved 13 Malaysians and two foreigners, with eight deaths reported in Sabah, three in Selangor, two in Johor and one each in Negeri Sembilan and Putrajaya.
All but one of the dead had existing health conditions, including diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, obesity and dementia.
Every state and federal territory in the country reported infections today, with 2,142 cases involving Malaysians and 1,188 comprising foreigners. There were also seven imported cases.
Besides Kuala Lumpur, triple-digit cases were also reported in Johor with 460 cases today, followed by Sabah (389), Penang (234), Sarawak (180), Negeri Sembilan (169) and Pahang (113).
Meanwhile, Perak reported 92 cases, closely followed by Terengganu (89), Kedah (86), Kelantan (85), Melaka (85), Labuan (34), Putrajaya (24) and Perlis (four).
There were 153 cases from clusters in immigration depots and prisons, with the majority coming from the Tembok Mempaga (63 cases), Tropika (51) and Jalan Harapan prison (34) clusters.
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