Covid-19 (March 12): 1,575 new cases, 3 deaths Published Modified12 Mar 2021, 10:51 am A - COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 1,575 new Covid-19 cases, of which more than half were reported in the Klang Valley alone. The Klang Valley accounted for 54.8 percent of new cases followed by Sarawak (11 percent), Johor (8.6 percent) and Penang (8.4 percent). Notably, there were 25 new cases reported in Perlis today. Malaysian citizens (80.9 percent) made up almost all the new cases. Active cases: 17,074 Three new deaths were reported today, bringing the national Covid-19 death toll to 1,203. The three victims are from Kuala Lumpur, Sabah and Selangor respectively. One victim - a foreigner - was brought to the Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital in , Cheras, Kuala Lumpur only after he had died.