COVID-19: Hospitalisations increase by four, 51 new cases registered

10 August COVID-19 update | 51 new cases • 859 active cases • 3,093 swab tests in past 24 hours • 42 patients in hospital, 3 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 398,128 • Total deaths at 428

10 August 2021, 12:33pm
by Laura Calleja

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51 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Tuesday, figures published by the health ministry show.

The total number of deaths is 428 after no new deaths were registered.

Active cases stand at 859 after 70 recoveries were registered.

42 coronavirus patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, of which three are in the ITU.

The average age of cases is 42-years-old.

3,093 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of swabs to 1,122,904.

Until yesterday, 777,181 vaccine doses were administered, of which 405,073 were first doses. 398,128 people are fully vaccinated.

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday