COVID-19: 57 new cases, 37 recoveries

23 August COVID-19 update | 57 new cases • 687 active cases • 2,656 swab tests in past 24 hours • 39 patients in hospital, 3 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 409,183 • Total deaths at 436

23 August 2021, 12:35pm
by Laura Calleja

57 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Monday

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

No new deaths were registered in the last 24-hours, with the total number of deaths standing at 436.

Active cases stand at 687 after 37 recoveries were registered.

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

2,656 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of swabs to 1,164,947.

Until yesterday, 791,292 vaccine doses were administered, of which 410,884 were first doses. 409,183 people are fully vaccinated.

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday