Two more lives were claimed by Covid-19 in Malta, the health ministry said.

A woman aged 72 and a man aged 82 died at Mater Dei Hospital. Both were positive to Covid-19.

The woman was admitted to Mater Dei Hospital on 26 September, where she tested positive to the virus on 5 October.

She remained in hospital, where she died yesterday evening.

The man tested positive on 12 October, and was admitted to Mater Dei hospital on 13 October.

He was transferred to St Thomas Hospital on 16 October, but was brought back to Mater Dei when his condition worsened.

He died in hospital yesterday evening.

Both had other medical conditions, the health ministry said.

This means that three people died of the virus on Wednesday. The death of a 68-year-old had been reported earlier.

Nineteen women and 30 men have died of the virus in Malta.

Coronavirus deaths

1. Wednesday 8 April – Woman, 92, Gozo General Hospital
2. Thursday 9 April – Man, 79, Karin Grech Hospital
3. Saturday 11 April – Man, 84, Mater Dei Hospital
4. Saturday 25 April – Woman, 96, Mater Dei Hospital
5. Tuesday 5 May – Man, 81, Karin Grech Hospital
6. Wednesday 13 May – Man, 53, Mater Dei Hospital
7. Wednesday 27 May – Man, 97, Karin Grech Hospital
8. Friday 29 May – Man, 56, Mater Dei Hospital
9. Friday 29 May – Man, 68, Mater Dei Hospital
10. Friday 21 August – Man, 72, Mater Dei Hospital
11. Saturday 29 August – Woman, 86, Mater Dei Hospital
12. Sunday 30 August – Man, 86, Mater Dei Hospital
13. Tuesday 1 September – Man, 89, Mater Dei Hospital
14. Saturday 5 September – Man, 85, Mater Dei Hospital
15. Thursday 10 September – Man, 80, Mater Dei Hospital
16. Monday 14 September – Woman, 86, Mater Dei Hospital
17. Thursday 17 September – Woman, 91, Mater Dei Hospital
18. Saturday 19 September – Woman, 71, Mater Dei Hospital
19. Saturday 19 September – Woman, 86, Mater Dei Hospital
20. Saturday 19 September – Man, 85, Mater Dei Hospital
21. Sunday 20 September – Man, 86, St Joseph Home
22. Monday, 21 September – Man, 98 Mater Dei Hospital
23. Monday, 21 September – Man, 83, Mater Dei Hospital
24. Tuesday 22 September – Man, 86, Mater Dei Hospital
25. Wednesday 23 September – Man, 84, Mater Dei Hospital
26. Thursday, 24 September – Man, 91, old people’s home
27. Thursday, 24 September – Woman, 73, old people’s home
28. Thursday, 24 September – Woman, 78, Mater Dei Hospital
29. Friday, 25 September – Man, 90, Mater Dei Hospital
30. Friday, 25 September – Woman, 94, Mater Dei Hospital
31. Saturday, 26 September – Woman, 92, elderly people’s home
32. Sunday, 27 September – Woman, 91, Mater Dei Hospital
33. Monday, 28 September – Woman, 82, elderly people’s home
34. Monday, 28 September – Woman, 79, elderly people’s home
35. Wednesday, 30 September – Man, 85, St Thomas Hospital
36. Thursday, 1 October – Man, 90, Mater Dei Hospital
37. Friday, 2 October – Man, 78, Mater Dei Hospital
38. Friday, 2 October – Woman, 69, Mater Dei Hospital
39. Saturday, 3 October – Man, 70, Mater Dei Hospital
40. Monday 5 October – Woman, 90, Mater Dei Hospital
41. Wednesday 7 October – Woman, 96, Mater Dei Hospital
42. Sunday 11 October – Man, 67, Mater Dei Hospital
43. Monday 12 October – Man, 67, Mater Dei Hospital
44. Tuesday 13 October – Man, 71, Mater Dei Hospital
45. Wednesday 14 October – Man, 59, Mater Dei Hospital
46. Tuesday 20 October – Woman, 72, Mater Dei Hospital
47. Wednesday 21 October – Man, 68 Mater Dei Hospital