Health authorities said that 76 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24-hours with 91 recoveries, making 1,891 active cases, with today’s cases “still being investigated.”
The total number of cases are now up to 5,866 There have been 3,880 recoveries and 61 deaths, the Ministry said. There were 3,075 swab tests taken, with 332,621 having been taken since the start.
Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci, in her weekly update, said that there are currently 61 active cases in Gozo from the 1,891 in total. Another spike in numbers for the island, up from 44 advised last Friday. She did not advise whether any patients were in the Gozo General Hospital
Patients in hospital in Malta are; 12, in Mater Dei ITU, 12 in IDU, 21 other Mater Dei wards, 19 in Boffa, 16 in St Thomas, 1 in Karen Grech and 7 in Good Samaritan- a new hospital for the elderly.
She went on to say that the majority of cases this week have been between the ages of 24 to 34 years old.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and [1] is showing for Malta that the 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000, is 347.3 however, the number of cases recorded is 5,866 as well as 59 deaths. Malta is currently in sixteenth position in the EU/EEA and UK. Belgium is at the top with 1600.2, followed by Czechia with 1512.3.
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.