KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported another 6,241 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, bringing the national total to 616,815.

Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement that 14 of the new cases are imported and 6,227 are local transmissions.

The official added that the country is seeing an increasing number of sporadic cases besides an increase in fatalities which cannot be traced to existing cases or clusters

"This situation is very worrying, as the majority of new COVID-19 infections and COVID-19 deaths are sporadic cases when reported."

"The ministry urges the public to take this situation seriously," he said, reminding that standard operating procedures (SOP) and guidelines must be followed.

Malaysia is under a nationwide lockdown which bans all economic and social activities except for the essential services, in an effort to contain the rapid increase of cases.

Another 87 deaths have been reported on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 3,378.

Some 5,133 patients have been released after recovery, bringing the total number of cured and discharged to 526,809 or 85.4 percent of all cases.

Of the remaining active cases, 890 are being held in intensive care and 444 of those are in need of assisted breathing. Enditem

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