COVID-19: 167 new cases registered as hospitalisations decrease

16 December COVID-19 update | 167 new cases • 1,532 active cases • 16 patients in hospital, 3 in ITU • vaccine booster doses 163,186 • Total deaths 471

16 December 2021, 12:34pm
by Laura Calleja

167 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Thursday

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167 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Thursday, 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 471.

Active cases stand at 1,532 after 99 recoveries were registered.

There are currently 16 coronavirus patients being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, of which three are in the ITU.

Until yesterday, 1,002,643 vaccine doses were administered, of which 163,186 were booster doses.

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday