There were 27 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past 24-hours from 1,636 swab tests – making a 1.65% positivity rate. There were 19 recoveries and no new deaths registered.

Health authorities said that active cases are now at 288 in Malta and Gozo.

The total number of cases are 30,381 and there have been 29,677 recoveries and 416 deaths.

874,285 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic in Malta.

346,951 doses of the vaccine have been administered up until yesterday, of which 109,933 were second doses, while 127,085 are partly vaccinated. There were 5,042 doses administered in the last 24-hours, of which 1,217 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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