There were 27 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past 24-hours from 2,040 swab tests – making a 1.32% positivity rate. There were also 31 recoveries, with no new deaths registered.

Health authorities said that active cases are now at 370 in Malta and Gozo.

The total number of cases has now reached 30,276 and there have been 29,493 recoveries and 413 deaths.

865,521 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic in Malta.

326,934 doses of the vaccine have been administered up until yesterday, of which 104,464 were second doses, while 118,006 are partly vaccinated. There were 3,610 doses administered in the last 24-hours, of which 582 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 29th April, it shows that the number of cases recorded for Malta is at 30,189 and the number of deaths showing is 413. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is now 102.61. Malta is currently in 27th position in the EU/EEA. Cyprus is at the top with 1221.16.

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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