COVID-19: 167 new cases registered as hospitalisations decrease
16 December COVID-19 update | 167 new cases • 1,532 active cases • 16 patients in hospital, 3 in ITU • vaccine booster doses 163,186 • Total deaths 471
16 December 2021, 12:34pm
Laura Calleja
Laura Calleja
167 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Thursday
167 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 471.
Active cases stand at 1,532 after 99 recoveries were registered.
There are currently 16 coronavirus patients being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, of which three are in the ITU.
Until yesterday, 1,002,643 vaccine doses were administered, of which 163,186 were booster doses.
Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday
