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COVID-19: 86-year-old woman passes away, hospitalisations up to 123
7 January COVID-19 update | 786 new cases • 14,962 active cases • 123 patients in hospital, seven in ITU • vaccine booster doses 261,838 • Total deaths 485
7 January 2022, 12:34pm
Luke Vella
Luke Vella
786 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Friday (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday)
786 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Friday, figures published by the Health Ministry show.
An 86-year-old woman passed away while COVID-19 positive in the last 24-hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 485.
Active cases stand at 14,962 after 888 recoveries were registered.
There are currently 123 coronavirus patients being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, of which seven are in the ITU.
Until yesterday, 1,114,588 vaccine doses were administered, of which 261,838 were booster doses.
Luke Vella joined MaltaToday as a reporter in 2021
