The death toll stands at 35,228.

According to the ministry’s GitHub database, there were 11,994 new cases, compared with 12,105 a day before. They comprised 11,969 local cases and 25 imported cases.

Of the 36 deaths, nine were classified as brought-in-dead (BID) cases.

Selangor recorded nine deaths, followed by Perak and Sarawak (5 each), Johor and Penang (4 each), Terengganu and Putrajaya (2 each) and Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Sabah and Kuala Lumpur (1 each).

There were no deaths in Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Labuan.

As of midnight, there were 157,571 active cases, with 3,174 people hospitalised. Of this, 197 were in intensive care units (ICU), with 108 requiring respiratory assistance.

There were also 16,603 recoveries recorded.

The total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in Malaysia stands at 4,292,585.

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