Over the past week, an average of 7.9 people were reported to have died of COVID-19, while the average for the past 30 days was 7.4, indicating that Covid-19 deaths are on the uptrend.

"In the past, (medicine supply) was slow due to raw materials arriving late, sudden high demand and the Movement Control Order."

A total of 53 are in ICU with 35 in need of respiratory assistance. ICU utilisation throughout the country stands at 61.7%, with Covid ICU utilisation at 12.9%.

Five fatalities were reported yesterday, of which two were declared dead on arrival (DOA), taking the death toll in the country to 35,816.

Cases referred to Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CAC) saw a mammoth 27.8 per cent surge while home quarantine observations jumped by 12.6 per cent.

He said cases being monitored by Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) nationwide were also rising.

It can occur regardless of the level of Covid-19 infection, where the prevalence rate in the country for individuals with Long Covid symptoms after recovery from categories four and five is 65.1 per cent, of which 61.2 per cent have more than two Long Covid symptoms, he said.

Pemberian BSB akan diusahakan secepat mungkin dan disalurkan selewat-lewatnya akhir bulan Februari 2022.

“Therefore, all three states will not dissolve their state assemblies (meaning there will be no election in all three states this year). The Monsoon season which brings about heavy rain and floods is expected to end by February or March. They will have ample time to fix suitable dates after that."

“We expect with more travellers taking advantage of the three-day weekend, traffic will be higher and a longer journey can be expected. Therefore, we advise highway customers to be prepared and ensure their vehicles are fit for a longer drive this weekend."

Similarly, he urged the Federal government to keep its promise of implementing a project to deal with flooding in Selangor via a RM10 billion fund.