The Health Ministry has advised that two elderly people have died while being positive with Covid-19. They are the 72nd and 73rd victims of the virus.

In a statement, the Ministry said that in the first case, a 75-year-old man was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on the 14th of October and was admitted to Mater Dei Hospital the following day. He died yesterday in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.

In the second case, a 90-year-old woman, who also died yesterday, was admitted to Mater Dei Hospital on the 31st of October and tested positive on the same day.

The Ministry of Health, said that while offering its condolences to the relatives of both families, once again called on the people to continue to follow the preventive measures.

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