A record 258 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Friday, making it the highest number of daily new cases registered on the island.

The daily statistics issued by the health authorities show that 182 people recovered from Covid-19, meaning that there are currently 2,582 active cases.

The latest two virus victims are an 83-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man who died at Mater Dei Hospital, bringing the total number of deaths up to 313.

In total, since the start of the pandemic, there have been 21,982 cases of the virus on the island, 19,087 have recovered.

73,644 doses of the vaccine have been administered thus far, 23,395 of which were second doses.

The total number of swab tests has reached 691,614.