386 Covid-19 cases were reported by health authorities on Tuesday – the second highest tally since the start of the pandemic back in March 2020.

The highest number of cases reported during the pandemic was on 10 March 2021 when 510 cases were reported.

71 people have recovered, meaning that there are currently 2,505 active cases of the virus - the highest since 23 July.

This is the highest number since 23 July, when we had 2,497.

40 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, with five of those being in ITU.

Meanwhile, 1,016,374 doses of the vaccine have been administered thus far, with 175,395 of those being booster doses.

Malta has had 42,399 cases of the virus. 39,104 of those have recovered, while 471 have died.