Malaysia has recorded a spike of 172 new COVID-19 cases today, most of which are detected at three immigration detention facilities in the country.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the 172 cases, five were imported, while 159 cases involved non-citizens. Of the non-citizens, 112 cases were detected at the immigration depots.

Malaysia had recorded a double-digit number of daily new cases for the past 21 days.