COVID-19: One death and 1,147 new cases registered

4 January COVID-19 update | 1,147 new cases • 14,121 active cases • 124 patients in hospital, five in ITU • vaccine booster doses 236,942 • Total deaths 480

4 January 2022, 12:33pm
by Laura Calleja

1,147 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Tuesday

1,147 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Tuesday, figures published by the Health Ministry show.

One new death was registered in the last 24-hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 480.

Active cases stand at 14,121 after 285 recoveries were registered.

There are currently 124 coronavirus patients being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, of which five are in the ITU.

Until yesterday, 1,086,374 vaccine doses were administered, of which 236,924 were booster doses.

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday