172 new Covid-19 cases have been found overnight from the 3,640 swab tests taken, making a positivity rate of 4.73%. There were 65 recoveries. This takes the number of active cases in Malta and Gozo to 2,497 – The Health Authorities said that 97 cases have been repatriated..

Health authorities have advised that from the 166 cases reported yesterday, 126 were in the age group of 10-39. The average age of yesterday’s cases was 26.

A total of 19 Covid positive patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, up from 17 yesterday. This number includes 1 in the ITU, authorities said.

No new deaths were registered. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in Malta is 33,370 and there have been 30,356 recoveries and 420 deaths.

1,061,236 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic.

The number of vaccines administered is now at 736,727 up until yesterday. 364,899 people are now fully vaccinated.

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 22nd of July, it shows that the number of cases recorded for Malta is at 32,616 and the number of deaths showing is 420. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 has shot up once again to 379.35 from 122.05 in the previous week, making us the 4th highest in the EU, Malta was the 8th highest last week.

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.

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