68-year-old dies from COVID-19

Elderly man becomes 61st COVID-19 related death

30 October 2020, 10:49am
by Karl Azzopardi

A 68-year-old man has died from COVID-19.

The health ministry said the man was admitted to Mater Dei Hospital on the 25 October, and was confirmed positive to the virus a day later.

He died on Friday.

The health ministry said he had underlying health conditions.

The ministry appealed for people to wear masks, obey social distancing and abide by health regulation.

Karl Azzopardi is Online Editor and an IGM press awards (Human Stories) winner of 2019