138 new virus cases were registered on Sunday, the health authorities said, while 109 people recovered.

The number of active cases has risen to 2,370.

The health authorities also said that three more people have died with the virus, bringing the total number of deaths up to 293. The three were a man aged 64 and a woman aged 72, who died at Mater Dei Hospital, and a woman aged 60 who died in a private residence.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 19,789 virus cases on the island, 17,126 of whom recovered.

Up until Saturday, 50,175 vaccinations were administered, of which 15,601 were second doses.

The total number of swab tests carried out thus far stands at 653,986.