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91 new Covid-19 cases have been found overnight from the 3,862 swab tests taken, making a positivity rate of 2.35%.
Two men aged 95 and 96 have passed away at Mater Dei Hospital while Covid-19 positive, Health Authorities said.
There have been 125 recoveries, taking the number of active cases in Malta and Gozo to 2,194.
A total of 36 Covid positive patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, down from 37 yesterday. This number includes 1 in the ITU, Authorities said.
The average age of yesterday’s 142 cases was 35.
The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in Malta is 33,995 and there have been 30,982 recoveries and 423 deaths.
1,079,695 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic.
The number of vaccines administered is now at 750,641 up until yesterday. 373,771 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.
