PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia registered 1,884 new Covid-19 cases today, the country's highest single-day count since the pandemic began.
This eclipsed the previous total of 1,755 which was recorded on Nov 6. The new figures bring the tally of infections to 56,659, including 13,842 active cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said out of the new cases, 1,882 were of local transmission and the remaining two were imported.
He said Selangor contributed the highest number of new cases with 1,203, making up 63.9 per cent of the total.
The breakdown of cases in Selangor was divided into three; 1,099 from existing clusters, 77 close contacts and 27 from various screenings.
The Teratai cluster, which was detected in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur on Nov 7, became the largest contributor of new cases in Klang Valley with 1,067 cases, followed by the Damanlela cluster (105) and a new cluster, Bintang (75).
With the latest figure, cumulative positive cases under the Teratai cluster had increased to 2,524 or 43.8 per cent.
Dr Noor Hisham said most of the cases involved workers at a factory in Meru, Klang.
"A total of 5,767 people have been screened, 1,330 tested negative while 1,913 are awaiting results. The cluster consists of 164 locals and 2,360 foreigners aged between two and 68.
"The factory's management had isolated workers identified as close contacts to quarantine centres, with the dorms and workers' residence were already placed under Enhanced Movement Control since Nov 17."
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said Sabah recorded 289 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur at 196 cases yesterday.
The Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre also reported two Covid-19 deaths as of noon, raising the nationwide death toll to 337.
A total of 883 patients have been discharged from hospitals, bringing the total recoveries to 42,480.
He said 115 cases were receiving treatment in intensive care units, with 48 requiring ventilator support.
He also declared the Jambul, Surat and Hampar clusters had officially ended.