The spike in the number of new Covid-19 cases continues with 375 found overnight and 127 recoveries.

Two men, aged 87 and 93, have passed away in the past 24 hours while Covid-19 positive, authorities said.

This now takes the number of active cases in Malta and Gozo up to almost 3,000, at 2,969.

The number of patients requiring treatment in hospital has also risen to 63 in Mater Dei including 1 in ITU.

There have been 626 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

The number of booster doses administered up until yesterday is 348,922.

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