COVID-19: 35 new cases, over 50 cases identified at elderly home

35 new cases of COVID-19 were registered on Thursday.

Active cases stand at 601, after 2,536 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours.

The total number of swab tests carried out since the pandemic began stand at 223,698.

25 recoveries were also registered on Thursday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,978.

Total cases of COVID-19 number 2,595.

16 deaths have been recorded since the pandemic began.

The health ministry also said that from yesterday’s cases 51 were from the St Joseph Home cluster. Three cases were from Casa Antonia home cluster.

20 cases were family members of previously known cases, while two cases were direct contacts of previously known cases.

Two cases were imported.