A 76-year-old woman is the latest victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, as 40 new cases of the virus were reported on Monday by health authorities.

61 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases is now down to 692.

36 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, with three of those in intensive care.

1,242,239 doses of the vaccine have been administered thus far, with 342,764 of those being booster doses.

Malta has had 71,208 cases of Covid-19.  69,500 of those have recovered, while 605 have died.