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.

"Berhadapan dengan ketidaktentuan politik semasa serta kesan melarat pandemik Covid-19 tumpuan kita tidak boleh sama sekali terganggu daripada ikhtiar untuk membela nasib rakyat."

Bekalan air di wilayah Petaling, Klang/Shah Alam, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Hulu Selangor, Kuala Langat dan Kuala Selangor telah stabil sepenuhnya.

"Jadi mainkan peranan tersebut dan jangan cuba curi wakil rakyat seperti yang dilakukan sebelum ini. Kalau hendak jadi semak imbang buat seperti PH lakukan selepas Langkah Sheraton hingga Parlimen dibubarkan," katanya.

"I want to say that we have set a parliamentary session to convene on Dec 19 and aside from the oath taking ceremony, there will be first a motion of vote of confidence from the government."- PM

"The number shows a drop compared with 1,156 evacuees reported nationwide as of 8 this morning,” Nadma said in a statement today.