In the daily briefing on the Covid-19 situation, Supt of Public Health Prof Charmaine Gauci advised that 10 new cases had been reported in the past 24-hours.

There are 3 new cases of migrants at the Hal Far Centre, out of the remaining 7, there is 1 related to travel – a woman who returned on a repatriation flight from the UK on 12th of April, with the other 6 contracted through local transmission.

Contact tracing is being carried out on the new cases. The total number of cases now stands at 422, with a further 9 patients recovered making 91 in total.

Prof Gauci said that 1,090 swab tests had been carried out during the past 24-hours, with more than 21,000 swabs taken in total.

She appealed once again to the public that with the weekend ahead and the good weather, to heed to the health authorities’ advice to keep the number of infected low.

According to figures published by the health authorities, the most populous demographic for those infected with the virus is the 20-34 age bracket. Essentially, this constitutes the young working population.

The authorities said that “measures to protect the elderly seem to have borne fruit, as there are not many cases among those 60 years and above.”

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