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COVID-19 update for 2 April | 1 death • 42 new cases • 94 recoveries • 687 active cases • 2,361 Swab tests past 24 hours • Vaccine doses administered till Wednesday 203,553

2 April 2021, 12:38pm
by Nicole Meilak

Active cases of COVID-19 have dropped below the 700-mark as cases continue to decline.

On Friday, Malta registered 42 new infection cases and 94 recoveries, for a total of 687 active cases.

These were discovered from 2,361 swab tests carried out on Thursday.

From the beginning of the outbreak, Malta has seen 29,127 COVID-19 cases, 28,045 recoveries, and 813,463 swab tests.

In terms of vaccinations, 203,553 doses were administered up until Thursday, of which 55,897 were second doses.

During the last 24 hours, an 82-year-old man died at Mater Dei Hospital while positive for COVID-19.

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