This is the first time the number of infections has surpassed the 4,000 mark. The previous record high was 3,337 cases in a day.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,148 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 117,375.

In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 155,095.

There are 37,126 active cases with 206 patients receiving intensive care, of which 79 require respiratory assistance.

Meanwhile, the eight deaths bring the toll to 594.

Of the new cases today, only eight were imported while 4,021 were local infections.

The eight who died were six Malaysians and two foreigners; four deaths were in Sabah and one each in Selangor, Perak, Pahang and Kuala Lumpur.

All but one of the dead had existing health conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hypertension.

Every state and federal territory in the country reported infections today.

Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 1,466 cases, followed by Johor with 719 and Sabah with 449.

Triple-digit cases were also reported in Kuala Lumpur with 346 cases, Negeri Sembilan (214), Kedah (195), Kelantan (141) and Penang (120).

Terengganu reported 80 cases, followed by Sarawak (69), Pahang (65), Perak (54), Melaka (44), Putrajaya (35), Labuan (17) and Perlis (14).

There were 110 cases from clusters in immigration depots and prisons, with the majority coming from the Jalan Harapan (40 cases), Tembok Nanas (39) and Tembok Gajah (15) clusters.

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