COVID-19: One death and 43 new cases registered

16 August COVID-19 update | 43 new cases • 1 death • 609 active cases • 2,822 swab tests in past 24 hours • 43 patients in hospital, 5 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 404,760 • Total deaths at 431

16 August 2021, 12:37pm
by Laura Calleja

1 min read

43 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Monday

43 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Monday, figures published by the health ministry show.

One death was registered in the last 24-hours, an 86-year-old woman, bringing the total number of deaths to 431.

Active cases stand at 609 after 80 recoveries were registered.

43 coronavirus patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, of which five are in the ITU.

The average age of cases is 37-years old.

2,822 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of swabs to 1,143,094.

Until yesterday, 784,729 vaccine doses were administered, of which 407,985 were first doses. 404,760 people are fully vaccinated.

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday