SHAH ALAM – Malaysia recorded 4,679 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry's CovidNow portal.
There are currently 47,302 active cases, bringing the total number of cases reported since the pandemic to 4,667,851.
Out of that 96.5% or 45,264 patients were quarantined at home while 1,556 individuals were admitted to the hospital with 21 at the intensive care unit (ICU) and 35 needing breathing assistance.
The ministry also reported 11 deaths, including 1 brought-in-dead (BID) case, bringing the total deaths to 36,020 Covid-19 deaths, with 7,655 being BID cases.