437 cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Monday, as Malta reported another death related to the virus.

Health authorities said that an 84-year-old woman had died while she was positive for Covid-19.

489 people have now died in Malta while positive for the virus.

542 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases has dropped to 14,053.

131 patients meanwhile are receiving treatment at Mater Dei Hospital, with seven of those in intensive care.

The number of people in hospital increased by 16 since Sunday, and it is the highest reported in this recent spike of cases.

1,133,334 doses of the vaccine had been administered up until Sunday, with 278,153 of those being booster doses.

Malta has had 60,761 cases of the virus. 45,870 of those have recovered, while 489 have died.