KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysian health authorities on Wednesday (April 8) reported 156 new cases of coronavirus infection, pushing the total number to 4,119 cases as South-east Asia's third-largest economy continues to grapple with the highest rate of infection in the region.

The health ministry also reported two new deaths, including one Pakistani national who had attended a mass religious gathering that was the source of over 1,000 infections in the country.