Two people have died while positive for Covid-19, health authorities said on Sunday – taking the total number of deaths registered in the country as a result of the pandemic up to 426.

The two were a 77-year-old male and a 63-year-old female, who both passed away at Mater Dei Hospital while positive for the virus.

Sources told The Malta Independent that both patients were not vaccinated against the virus.

59 new cases were registered on Sunday, with 170 new recoveries taking the total number of active cases below the 1,000 mark for the first time since 14 July.

Malta in fact now has 945 cases of the virus.

3,526 swab tests were administered on Saturday, taking the total number of swab tests so far up to 1,117,196.

Meanwhile, a total of 32 Covid positive patients continue to receive treatment in Mater Dei Hospital, while four at currently in the hospital’s ITU.

Up until Saturday, 774,250 doses of the vaccine had been administered.

404,419 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 395,537 people are now fully vaccinated against the virus.

Malta has had 34,846 cases of the virus so far. 33,079 of those have recovered, while 426 have died.