The quantity of active COVID-19 cases in Malta declined to below 2,000 for the primary time in nearly 4 weeks on Saturday, when 103 new virus cases had been recorded however considerably extra patients, 169, recovered.
As a outcome, there have been 1,985 active cases of COVID-19 in Malta as of 12.30pm on Saturday.
The 103 new cases introduced on Saturday had been detected from three,010 swab assessments.
Active case numbers had been final below the two,000 mark on November 9 and had risen to as excessive as 2,167 on November 20.
Malta has registered 10,423 COVID-19 cases in whole thus far, with eight,289 patients having recovered and 149 have died.
According to information compiled by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Malta’s charge of new infections over the previous 14 days ranks 22nd throughout the EU, with simply over 305 cases per 100,000 folks.
In phrases of deaths per 100,000, Malta sits barely increased up the checklist, at 18th.
Health authorities stated contact tracing groups had been nonetheless acquiring particulars concerning the 103 new cases introduced on Saturday.
Of Friday’s cases:
18 had been relations of recognized cases
Six had been work colleagues of recognized cases
Four had been in direct contact with recognized cases
Two had been at social gatherings with recognized cases
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