A further 17 new cases of Covid-19 have registered as positive, Supt. of Public Health, Prof Charmaine Gauci, said in the briefing on Monday.

This brings the total number of cases to 107. Prof Gauci went on to say that the trend, is as expected, continuing to grow, the aim is to keep it under control with the directives.

Gauci sad that all the patients are in a good state of health, among whom is an elderly person of 61 years who was admitted to the ITU because of complications arising from pneuomonia.

She explained that out of today’s 17 cases, 10 were related to travelling, with the other 7 being locally transmitted. 304 swab tests were carried out on Sunday, resulting in the 17 positive results.

Prof. Gauci added that the percentage of locally transmitted cases will increase over the coming days, at the moment it stands at around 20% of those registered so far.

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