COVID-19: 13 new infections registered, over 70s start receiving booster shots

27 September COVID-19 update | 17 new cases • 391 active cases • 17 patients in hospital, 4 in ITU • Total vaccine doses at 816,767 • Total deaths at 457

27 September 2021, 1:07pm
by Laura Calleja

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17 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Monday

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17 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 457.

Active cases stand at 391 after 43 recoveries were registered.

There are currently 17 coronavirus patients being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, of whom four are in ITU.

Until yesterday, 816,767 vaccine doses were administered, of which 6,908 were booster doses.

Mil-lum bdejna nagħtu l-#booster tal-vaċċin tal-Covid lil persuni li għandhom 'il fuq minn 70 sena. Meta tirċievi l-appuntament, ħu l-booster #bSaħħitnaFlimkien pic.twitter.com/x4OnMWQx8U
— Chris Fearne (@chrisfearne) September 27, 2021

Taking to social media, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced people aged over 70 had started receiving their vaccine booster shots. Fearne urged all those eligible to take the booster.

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday