KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 17,150 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, taking the tally of infections to 1,130,422.
Out of the new infections, only one was an imported case, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
There are 160 deaths today, bringing the death toll to 9,184.
Selangor contributed the highest number of infections with 6,326 cases, Kuala Lumpur with 2,086, Kedah with 1,511, Johor with 1,045 and Sabah with 1,002.
Sarawak saw 578 cases, 809 in Negri Sembilan, 752 in Penang, 459 in Kelantan, 693 in Perak, 686 in Melaka, 676 in Pahang, 429 in Terengganu, five in Labuan, 72 in Putrajaya and 21 in Perlis.
"Of the 17,150 cases reported today, 745 (4.3 per cent) patients were from the categories 3, 4 and 5."
10,032 of the new cases were category 1 while 6,373 were category 2.
"This is based on the current clinical condition of newly diagnosed Covid-19 cases.
"There are some cases which had remained in the same category throughout the infection period and also those whose health status had changed, either better, to a lower category or deteriorated to a higher category.
"There are 195,273 active cases today. Up to 1,059 patients are currently warded at the Intensive Care Units with 531 requiring breathing help.
"There are a total of 11,326 patients who recovered today, making it a cumulative of 925,965 (being discharged)," he said.
On the 160 deaths, which involved 140 Malaysians and 20 foreigners, Dr Noor Hisham said 55 patients died in Selangor, 25 in Kuala Lumpur, 14 in Negri Sembilan and Johor, 10 in Melaka and Kedah, eight in Pahang, seven in Sabah, six in Penang and four each in Kelantan and Perak as well as three in Terengganu.
He added that 140 patients succumbed to the virus at hospitals while 20 were brought in dead.
As of yesterday, Dr Noor Hisham said 20,533,660 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide under the National Immunisation Programme.
It comprised 13.8 million first doses and 6.7 million second doses.