The Coronavirus reproduction rate in Malta has remained the same from last week’s figures as the rate stands at 0.5, statistician Vincent Marmara said.

In his weekly blog for The Malta Independent on Sunday, Marmara said that statistics are showing that Malta experienced a further decrease in Coronavirus cases during the past week.

When looking at the number of daily cases being reported, Marmara noted that the numbers stand at relatively low levels especially when comparing and considering the last Coronavirus cycle in Malta.

Marmara noted that when one compares the number of positive cases to the total number of swabs done, the number of cases has dropped considerably. This week a decrease from 2.1% to 1.3% was noted. He said that this a very positive outcome because this means that far fewer people are testing positive to Covid-19.

This positive trend also resulted in a substantial decrease in deaths, as only one person died due to Covid-19 in the past week.

With regard to the number of people who recovered from the virus, Marmara said that this remained on the same level. He noted that this is also a positive outcome because this means that the number of active cases is declining. In fact, Malta is currently experiencing more patients who are recovering from the virus when compared to the new cases of Covid-19 being registered.

Marmara also confirmed that the rate of vaccines being given is a steady and positive one. 22% of the Maltese population were given two doses of the vaccine and almost half of the population got the first vaccine shot.

When looking at other European countries, statistics show that France, UK, Germany and Italy are experiencing a substantial decrease in cases. The cases in Spain have also decreased slightly when compared with last week.

Meanwhile, in non-European countries, statistics show that the Coronavirus numbers in the United States are also decreasing. However, when looking at the situation in India, reports have shown that there is an exponential rise in cases there. This is also being experienced in Brazil as they still have high numbers.

Marmara noted that when looking at the Covid-19 cycles experienced by Malta, these were dependent on certain factors of mass activities, on other social activities taking place in the country and during holidays.

Even though the health authorities are slowly easing Covid-19 related restrictions due to a steep decrease in infection rates, we must make sure to abide by all regulations, he said.