Malaysia today recorded 84 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 5,389 infections, according to Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Noor Hisham also reported one new patient succumbed to the virus, bringing the death toll to 89, which translated to a mortality rate of 1.65 percent.

He also announced that 95 people have recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total recoveries to 3,197 people or 59.3 percent of total cases.