PETALING JAYA: The health ministry reported 22 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, according to its GitHub database, up from 13 previously.
The death toll stands at 31,853.
There were five brought-in-dead (BID) cases.
Selangor topped the list of fatalities with 7, followed by Perak (3), Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah and Terengganu (2 each) and Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang and Sarawak (1 each).
There were no deaths in Melaka, Perlis, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya.
As of midnight, there were 41,617 active cases, including 160 patients in intensive care units (ICU), 72 of whom require respiratory assistance.
There were also 3,254 recoveries reported.
The total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in Malaysia stands at 2,820,927.
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