A total of 193 new COVID-19 cases were detected between Thursday and Friday and one patient died, according to figures released by the health authorities.
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A total of 109 people tested positive for COVID-19 overnight and another 64 recovered, according to data published on Thursday.
According to official health data, three people with COVID-19 died between Wednesday and Thursday, bringing up the virus death toll to 219 since the pandemic reached Malta in March.
The victims are:
A 67-year-old man who tested positive on December 26 died on Thursday.
An 87-year-old woman who was confirmed positive on December 27, also died on Thursday.
Malta now has 1,434 active cases of coronavirus.
The country on Wednesday registered its first three cases of the virus s UK variant, which is 70% more transmissible.
With 138 recoveries, Malta s active cases of coronavirus is now 1,392. There have been 12,665 cases of the virus since the start of the pandemic. A total 11,057 have recovered and 216 people have died.
Superintendent of Health Charmaine Gauci is giving information about the new cases and death at her weekly press conference.
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Ninety-four new COVID-19 cases were recorded between Thursday and Friday as one patient died and 110 recovered.
The new cases and recoveries mean there were 1,606 active cases in the country as of 12.30pm on Wednesday.
Sixty new cases and two deaths were reported on Thursday. The death reported on Friday brings Malta s death toll up to 183.
Thursday s new cases were detected from 3,558 swabs carried out over the past 24 hours.
Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday that Malta will join the rest of the EU in vaccinating against COVID-19 from December 27.
First in line for the jab will be the groups most vulnerable to COVID-19: those aged over 85, healthcare workers in hospitals and people living or working in homes for the elderly.