Daily cases, total deaths top 19,000

Another 19,733 Covid-19 cases were recorded today, taking total confirmed infections in the country to 1,900,467.

Sarawak recorded 3,100 cases, Selangor 2,989, Penang 2,474, Sabah 2,067, Johor 1,867, Kedah 1,564, Kelantan 1,471 and Perak 1,319.

Terengganu recorded 904 cases, Pahang 700, Kuala Lumpur 537, Melaka 375 and Negeri Sembilan 256.

Perlis recorded 74 cases, Putrajaya 29 and Labuan seven.

Active cases stand at 248,673 with 904 in the ICU and 430 in need of respiratory assistance.

Another 22,701 patients recovered, bringing total recoveries to 1,632,631.

However, 361 more deaths were reported, pushing the virus toll to 19,163.