Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there was a record high of 5,718 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 224,053.

In a press conference, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 269,165.

There are 44,129 active cases with 253 patients being treated in intensive care and 118 requiring respiratory assistance.

Meanwhile, the eight deaths bring the number of fatalities to 983.

All the new cases today – involving 1,391 Malaysians and 1,329 foreigners – were local infections.

Selangor was again the state with the highest number of cases with 1,300, of which 1,067 cases were from clusters and close contact screenings.

This was followed by Johor (451), Kuala Lumpur (318), Sarawak (193), Sabah (132), Penang (72), Perak (69), Negeri Sembilan (64), Kedah (38), Terengganu (26), Pahang (19), Kelantan (17), Melaka (14), Putrajaya (6) and one in Labuan. No new infections were reported in Perlis.

There were 57 cases from prisons and detention centres, most of which came from the Tembok Bendera (35), Tembok Bukit Besi (14 ), Penjara Jalan Harapan (4), Penjara Seberang Perai (3) and Tembok Taiping (1) clusters.

Seven of the eight people who died were Malaysians: two from Kuala Lumpur, two from Selangor and one each from Sabah, Sarawak and Negeri Sembilan.

The seven, including two women, were aged between 56 and 86. Most suffered from chronic illnesses.

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