COVID-19: 75 new cases and 54 recoveries

2 September COVID-19 update | 75 new cases • 704 active cases • 3,709 swab tests in past 24 hours • 34 patients in hospital, 2 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 413,041 • Total deaths at 441

2 September 2021, 12:35pm
by Laura Calleja

75 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Thursday

75 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Thursday, 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 441.

Active cases stand at 704 after 54 recoveries were registered.

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

3,709 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of swabs to 1,198,067.

Until yesterday, 797,562 vaccine doses were administered, of which 414,285 were first doses. 413,041 people are fully vaccinated.

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday