The death toll stands at 34,842.

According to the ministry’s GitHub database, there were 13,336 new cases, down from 16,863 a day before. They comprised 13,147 local cases and 189 imported cases.

Of the 54 deaths, 16 were classified as brought-in-dead (BID) cases.

Selangor recorded the most number of fatalities with 13, followed by Perak (9), Kuala Lumpur (8), Kedah and Negeri Sembilan (5 each), Johor, Sarawak and Terengganu (3 each), Kelantan and Melaka (2 each) and Penang (1).

There were no deaths in Pahang, Perlis, Sabah, Labuan and Putrajaya.

As of midnight, there were 220,872 active cases, with 4,988 hospitalised. Of this, 288 were in intensive care units (ICU), with 185 requiring respiratory assistance.

A total of 25,552 recoveries were also reported.

The total number of Covid-19 cases stands at 4,152,203.

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