PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,451 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (May 31), says the Health Ministry.

       According to the ministry's CovidNow portal, 1,445 of the new Covid-19 infections in the country were local transmissions, while there were 6 imported cases.

       This brings the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 4,506,510 cases since the pandemic began.

       A total of 7 deaths were recorded on Tuesday with 3 classified as being brought in dead, bringing the total to 35,676.