82 new Covid-19 cases have been found overnight from the 3,346 swab tests taken, making a positivity rate of 2.45%.
A total of 30 Covid positive patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, down from 31 yesterday. 5 of the 31 patients are in the ITU, Authorities said.
There have been 293 recoveries, taking the number of active cases in Malta and Gozo down to 1,333. The average age of yesterday’s 69 cases was 37.
The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in Malta is 34,590 and there have been 32,483 recoveries and 423 deaths.
1,103,309 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic.
The number of vaccines administered is now at 765,417 up until yesterday. 387,400 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 29th of July, it shows that the number of cases recorded for Malta is at 33,762 and the number of deaths showing is 421. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is up once again to 490.12 from 379.35 in the previous week. Malta remains the 4th highest in the EU.
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.