There were 15 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past 24-hours from 1,690 swab tests – making a 0.89% positivity rate. There were also 41 recoveries, with no new deaths registered.

Health authorities said that active cases are now at 374 in Malta and Gozo.

The total number of cases has now reached 30,249 and there have been 29,462 recoveries and 413 deaths.

863,481 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic in Malta.

323,324 doses of the vaccine have been administered up until yesterday, of which 103,882 were second doses, while 115,560 are partly vaccinated. There were 4,618 doses administered in the last 24-hours, of which 1,347 were second doses.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has advised that it will be reporting figures on a weekly basis – every Thursday. As of the 15th April, it shows that the number of cases recorded for Malta is at 30,026 and the number of deaths showing is 409. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is now 145.17. Malta is currently in 26th position in the EU/EEA. Cyprus is at the top with 962.38..

The ECDC said that the above data are collected between Monday and Wednesday for the proceeding week.

The Ministry of Health 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.

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