103 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the past 24-hours, with 169 recoveries, meaning that the number of active cases is back down to below 2,000 – at 1,985. There were 3,010 swabs taken over this period.
Authorities said that today’s cases are “still being investigated.” From yesterday’s 123 cases; 18 were family members of previously known cases, 6 were contacts of positive work colleagues, 4 cases were from direct contacts with other positive cases and 2 were from social gatherings with other positive cases. Details were not given for the other outstanding 93 sporadic cases.
This takes the total number of cases up to 10,423. There have been 8,289 recoveries and now 149 deaths, the Ministry said. 442,487 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic in Malta.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and [1] Control, is showing that the number of cases recorded for Malta up to yesterday is at 10,320 and the number of deaths showing as 149. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is 305.7 Malta is currently in 22nd position in the EU/EEA and UK. Luxembourg is at the top with 1170.6, followed by Croatia with 1141.6.
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.