Update from Prof Gauci below: There were 25 new Covid-19 cases found in the past 24-hours, from the 2,495 swab tests taken, making a positivity rate of 1.00%. There were 5 recoveries and no new deaths registered.
Replying to questions in the latest “Ask Charmaine,” programme presented by Times of Malta, Superintendent of Public Health Prof Charmaine Gauci, said that there were now 10 cases of the Delta variant in Malta.
She also said that the authorities were doing everything that they could to prevent the spread of this variant in Malta, including not accepting unvaccinated visitors from the UK.
On the same Times of Malta programme, Prof Gauci advised that there were 3 young people in currently receiving treatment in hospital. They are all foreigners who were unvaccinated. She said that they are in a stable condition.
She also urged anyone who is still not vaccinated to take advantage of the walk-in clinics that will be opening on the 19th of July, which will be available for all Maltese residents, providing proof of residence can be provided.
Active cases are now at 110 in Malta and Gozo. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in Malta is 30,700 and there have been 30,170 recoveries and 420 deaths.
1,003,842 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pademic.
692,581 doses of the vaccine have been administered up until yesterday. 341,765 people are now fully vaccinated.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control [1] has advised that it will be reporting figures on a weekly basis – every Thursday. As of the 1st f July, it shows that the number of cases recorded for Malta is at 30,602 and the number of deaths showing is 420. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is now 5.83. Romania is the lowest in the EU with 4.61, followed by Poland with 5.68.
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 – This includes wearing of masks, social distancing and hand hygiene.