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COVID-19: Five die as active cases fall below 9,000
19 January COVID-19 update | 342 new cases • 8,790 active cases • 102 patients in hospital, eight in ITU • vaccine booster doses 313,060 • Total deaths 514
19 January 2022, 12:38pm
Luke Vella
Luke Vella
Active cases are now below 9,000 (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday)
342 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Wednesday, figures published by the Health Ministry show.
Four women aged 70, 77,82 and 92, and a man aged 77 have lost their lives whilst being COVID-19 positive, bringing the total number of deaths to 514.
Active cases stand at 8,790 after 548 recoveries were registered.
There are currently 102 coronavirus patients being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, of which eight are in the ITU.
Until yesterday, 1,179,961 vaccine doses were administered, of which 313,060 were booster doses.
Luke Vella joined MaltaToday as a reporter in 2021
