208 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24-hours, health authorities said. There were also 200 recoveries and 3 deaths, taking the total number of active cases to 2,687 in Malta and Gozo. The number of swabs taken over this period was 3,565.
Health authorities advised that during the last 24 hours, 3 patients have died while while being positive for Covid-19. An 87-year old woman has passed away at the Gozo General Hospital and two men aged 87 and 69 have passed away at Mater Dei Hospital.
This is the second death at the Gozo General Hospital this week, an 81-year old man passed away there on Sunday.
23,512 vaccine doses had been administered till yesterday – Wednesday. Health authorities said that of these 2,095 were second doses.
Details have also not been provided by Health Authorities on the composition of yesterday’s 193 confirmed cases.
The total number of cases are now up to 17,400. There have been 14,452 recoveries and 261 deaths, the Ministry said. 603,026 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic in Malta.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and [1] Control has advised that it will be reporting figures on a weekly basis – every Thursday. As of week 2 it shows that the number of cases recorded for Malta is at 15,742 and the number of deaths showing is 241. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is now up to 508.96. Malta is currently in 13th position in the EU/EEA and UK. Ireland is at the top with 1444.44.
The ECDC said that the above data are collected between Monday and Wednesday for the proceeding week.
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.
The Ministry of Health, while offering its condolences to the relatives of the deceased, called on the public to continue to follow the preventive measures so that we can protect the most vulnerable in our society – This includes wearing of masks, social distancing and hand hygiene.