COVID-19: 42 new cases, 36 recoveries

25 August COVID-19 update | 42 new cases • 687 active cases • 3,247 swab tests in past 24 hours • 36 patients in hospital, 3 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 410,532 • Total deaths at 437

25 August 2021, 12:48pm
by Luke Vella

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

No new deaths were registered in the last 24-hours, with the total number of deaths standing at 437.

Active cases stand at 687 after 36 recoveries were registered.

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

3,247 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of swabs to 1,171,634.

Until yesterday, 793,015 vaccine doses were administered, of which 411,748 were first doses. 409,183 people are fully vaccinated.

Luke Vella joined MaltaToday as a reporter in 2021