The Ministry of Health has advised that a 79-year old man lost his life overnight due to the Covid-19 virus. He was tested for the virus on the 6th of April after developing a fever, the result was positive.

The elderly man was being treated at Karin Grech Hospital. The Ministry said that he had several health complications.

The Health Ministry expressed its condolences to the elderly man’s family and also reiterated its appeal for the public to follow the directives set out by authorities, “so we can protect the most vulnerable in our society.”

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