This was the fourth time this month that daily cases hit a new record high. The previous high was logged just two days ago on Tuesday, at 3,309 cases.
There were 15 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, just one short of the record 16 fatalities in one day reported last Friday.
The total death toll stood at 578.
Malaysia now has 147,855 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia was at 33,989 on Thursday.
There are currently 195 patients in intensive care, with 86 of them requiring ventilator support.
On the same day, 1,710 Covid-19 patients were discharged, raising the total number of those who have recovered from the virus to 113,288.
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