Christmas Week has so far brought with it a record number of new Covid-19 cases, with the possibility of doubling what is so far the worst week in Malta when statistics are published on Christmas Day.

Until now, the worst week in terms of new cases was that between Sunday 7 March 2021 and Saturday 13 March 2021, when 2,051 cases were registered. The peak day that week was 10 March, with 510 cases.

Between last Sunday and today Friday, Malta has seen 3,190 cases and, given the sharp rise in the numbers from the 282 registered on Sunday to Friday’s 955, it is possible – not to say probable – that the number of cases that will be announced Saturday will push the number of cases in one single week to beyond 4,000 (double the till-now record week in March).

A number similar to today’s figures will be enough to break the weekly record.

Also for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic started, the seven-day moving average has surpassed 400 – and is actually close to 500.

Until Thursday, the seven-day moving average was 392. On Friday, it is 497.