COVID-19: Six new cases from 2,250 swab tests, 73% fully vaccinated

Update for 29 June 2021 | 6 new cases, 0 recoveries • 40 active cases • 2,250 swab tests in past 24 hours • 73% of adult population fully vaccinated • Cases since start of pandemic 30,618 • Total deaths 420

29 June 2021, 12:50pm
by Kurt Sansone

73% of the adult population aged 16 and over is now fully vaccinated (File photo: Dar Tal-Providenza)

Malta has registered six new COVID-19 infections overnight and no recoveries, with the number of active cases now at 40.

Data released by the health authorities shows that the six cases resulted from 2,250 swab test for a positivity rate of 0.3%.

The vaccination programme has continued with more than 4,000 people receiving their second dose. The ratio of vaccinated people aged 16 and over now stands at 73%.

Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, Malta registered 30,618 COVID cases, including 420 deaths.

No deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.

Kurt Sansone is Executive Editor of MaltaToday. He was formerly deputy editor of MaltaTod...