There have been 32 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past 24-hours, with 65 recoveries, health authorities said today

Prof Charmaine Gauci during her weekly update today, said that although the situation is becoming more stable, it is still unpredictable.

Clusters as a result of family gatherings are where most of the cases are coming from. She added that new cases are no longer the result of mass gatherings since they have been controlled.

Prof Gauci reiterated the importance of social distancing, and added that work places should also put these measures in place, together with the wearing of visors and masks.

Prof Gauci went on to say that the daily number of cases has now averaged to between 30-40 cases, with the average age now at around 40-years old and on average it takes a patient 15 days to recover from the virus.

99 random test were carried out on passengers arriving from countries on the “amber”list, from these, 3 passengers resulted in positive for Covid-19, Prof Gauci said.

Prof Gauci explained that there are currently 3 patients in ITU at Mater Dei on ventilators, 1 is in a critical condition, 5 are in IDU in Mater Dei, 14 patients at Boffa, 14 in St Thomas and 22 are at Mount Carmel Hospital.

She also advised that to date, nobody in Malta has contracted the virus more than once.

2,109 swab tests were taken during this time period, with 184,354 having been taken since the start.

There are now 624 active cases, with 1,820 cases in total. 1,186 have recovered and there have been 10 deaths.

Prof Gauci explained that as from today there has been a further amendment to legal restrictions on permitted events, including weddings, and they will only be allowed if those attending are seated, no standing will be permitted.

No details were provided by the authorities regarding yesterday’s 37 cases.

As of today at 10am, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said that for Malta, the 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is 116.1 It is showing the total number of cases as 1,751. This places Malta in second position in the EU/EEA and UK. Spain is at the top with 196.4.

The ECDC noted that, “the Covid-19 cases reported for Malta do not include positive migrant cases who have disembarked in Malta and have been quarantined upon arrival.

Public Health Authorities said that anyone who needs to take a test should call 111 to set an appointment, even if they do not have any symptoms. It is to be noted that due to the large volume of calls, it can take some time to get through.

All swabbing centres are open every day, including the one in Gozo, however appointments must be made on the above number.

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