KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian health authorities reported 3,631 new coronavirus cases on Friday with 18 new deaths, its highest daily fatalities so far.

That brings total infections in the Southeast Asian country to 176,180 cases and 660 total deaths.

On Thursday, Malaysia extended restrictions on movement in the capital Kuala Lumpur and five states until Feb. 4 to combat a surge in coronavirus infections, effectively putting most of the country under lockdown.