An elderly woman has died of Coronavirus, becoming the fourth fatality in Malta, the Health Ministry said.

In a statement, the ministry said that the 96-year-old woman died in the past hours.

The ministry said that the woman had tested positive to the disease on 16 April and had been in treatment at Mater Dei Hospital.

The woman had other chronic complications, the ministry said.

It expressed its condolences and urged the people to follow the directives issued by the health authorities.

The woman becomes the oldest victim of the disease in Malta.

The other three victims were:

Wednesday 8 April – Woman, 92, Gozo General Hospital

Thursday 9 April – Man, 79, Karen Grech Hospital

Saturday 11 April – Man, 84, Mater Dei Hospital