Be the first to comment!48 new Covid-19 cases, 36 hospitalised, 4 in ITU and 120 recoveries
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48 new Covid-19 cases have been found overnight from the 3,508 swab tests taken, making a positivity rate of 1.36%.
A total of 36 Covid positive patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, up from 35 yesterday. 4 of the 36 patients are in the ITU, Authorities said.
There have been 120 recoveries, taking the number of active cases in Malta and Gozo down to 1,134. The average age of yesterday’s 78 cases was 38.
The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in Malta is 34,716 and there have been 32,762 recoveries and 424 deaths.
1,110,077 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic.
The number of vaccines administered is now at 770,496 up until yesterday. 392,100 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 5th of August it shows that the number of cases recorded for Malta is at 34,439 and the number of deaths showing is 423. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is down to 354.28 from 490.12 in the previous week. Malta is now the 8th 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.
