COVID-19: Two deaths and 86 new infections registered

19 August COVID-19 update | 86 new cases • 2 deaths • 643 active cases • 3,496 swab tests in past 24 hours • 32 patients in hospital, 2 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 407,154 • Total deaths at 435

19 August 2021, 12:51pm
by Laura Calleja

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

Two deaths were registered in the last 24-hours, a 96-year-old woman and a 79-year-old man, bringing the total number of deaths to 435.

Active cases stand at 643 after 56 recoveries were registered.

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

3,496 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of swabs to 1,152,894.

Until yesterday, 788,292 vaccine doses were administered, of which 409,498 were first doses. 407,154 people are fully vaccinated.

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday