KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- Haze continued to blanket much of the peninsula this morning, with 22 of the country's 68 monitoring stations in the unhealthy range, according to the Department of Environment (DOE).

As of 8am, the DOE dashboard showed 22 stations with Air Pollutant Index (API) readings of 101 to 200. Another 39 stations were in the moderate range and seven were in the good range. No station recorded very unhealthy or hazardous levels.

The unhealthy count is down from 25 at 4pm yesterday, when 35 stations were moderate and eight were good.

Bukit Rambai in Melaka recorded the highest reading at 174, up from 166 yesterday afternoon. It displaced Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur, which topped yesterday's list at 173 but has since eased ...