death toll

Locals say there is not enough wood for funeral pyres meaning they are forced to leave bodies in the river, but officials dispute there is a shortage.

1,269 cases in Selangor, 533 in Sarawak.

Total cases at 458,077 with 481 in the ICU.

2,082 cases in Selangor alone.

According to the health ministry, a new record of 4,205 people died in the past 24 hours.

1,328 cases in Selangor, 512 in Sarawak.

It will be added to the list containing three other variants of Covid-19 – those first detected in Britain, Brazil and South Africa – which WHO has classified as being 'of concern'.

1,149 cases in Selangor, 649 in Sarawak.

The country has officially lost over 581,000 people to the virus but a University of Washington study released Thursday estimated deaths at more than 900,000.

26 deaths take virus toll to 1,683.

4,519 new cases, 25 deaths.

More states are imposing lockdowns in a bid to halt the new surge in infections.