The Malta Independent 20 April 2024, Saturday
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Covid-19: 95 new cases reported; active cases rise to 768

Sunday, 11 October 2020, 12:43 Last update: about 5 years ago

95 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Sunday, taking the total number of active cases up to 768 (the highest number Malta has had thus far).

The health authorities yesterday said that 30 patients recovered from the virus. The total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic stands at 3,776. 41 people have died and 2,967 patients have recovered.

Between Saturday and Sunday, 2,529 swab tests were carried out, bringing the total number of such tests up to 280,155.

The cases announced on Sunday are still being investigated. The health authorities did, however, provide details of cases announced on Saturday. 31 cases were family members of previously known cases, 9 were from contact with work colleagues who tested positive, 5 were direct contacts of other positive cases and 2 were from social gatherings.

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