PETALING JAYA: Another 130 new Covid-19 cases have been reported, bringing the total number to 1,030, says the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said in a statement on Friday (March 20) that 12 patients recovered, bringing the total to 87 cases.

He said that 26 cases were being treated in the intensive care unit and needed ventilators.

Based on preliminary investigations, 48 of the 130 new cases reported were linked to the tabligh gathering at Masjid Jamek, Sri Petaling.

The majority of Covid-19 cases recorded in the country are linked to the tabligh cluster.