Kuala Lumpur, March 19 ( /Xinhua) Malaysia reported 24,241 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 3,951,678, the country’s health ministry informed on Saturday. There are 521 new imported cases, with 23,720 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 59 deaths have been reported, lifting the death toll to 34,244. The ministry reported 26,615 new recoveries, taking the total number of cured and discharged to 3,623,068. Of 294,366 active cases, 383 are being held in intensive care and 222 of those are in need of assisted breathing. /XINHUA ACL0821