The Health Ministry recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, including six found to be locally transmitted.

According to the ministry, three of the local transmissions were linked to the Sivagangga cluster, which started from the owner of a nasi kandar restaurant in Jitra, Kedah.

The three other local cases were recorded in Sabah (two) and Johor. These included two cases detected during pre-surgery screenings, each at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu and Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru.

With the 21 new infections, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country increased to 9,023.