The number of new Covid-19 cases registered on Saturday was 115, with the total number of active cases shooting up to 1,845, health authorities said.

There were 39 patients who recovered.

Malta has had a total of 5,373 cases since 7 March, with 50 deaths. There were 3,474 people who recovered.

It is the 11th day in a row that more than 100 cases were recorded.

The health authorities did not give details on today's cases.

From those registered yesterday, 43 were family members of previously known cases, 12 were work colleagues, four direct contacts with positive cases, one from social gatherings, three from Paceville and four were imported.

The number of swab tests in the last 24 hours was 3,144, a record, for a total of 314,619.