42 new Covid-19 cases have been found overnight from the 3,439 swab tests taken, making a positivity rate of 1.22%.

There have been 55 recoveries overnight, taking the number of active cases in Malta and Gozo up to 691.

A total of 37 Covid positive patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, up from 34 yesterday, 2 of whom is in the ITU.

The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in Malta is 36,364 and there have been 34,836 recoveries and 441 deaths.

1,201,506 swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic.

The number of vaccines administered is now at 798,068 up until yesterday, meaning that the number of fully vaccinated people has reached 413,292.

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 1st of September it shows that the number of cases recorded for Malta is at 36,123 and the number of deaths showing is 440. The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 is 144.39.

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.

Photo by Alain Salvary

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