COVID-19: Two women aged 56 and 67 die, 1,144 new cases registered

6 January COVID-19 update | 1,144 new cases • 15,065 active cases • 114 patients in hospital, five in ITU • vaccine booster doses 254,889 • Total deaths 484

6 January 2022, 12:34pm
by Luke Vella

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1,144 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Thursday, figures published by the Health Ministry show.

Two women aged 56 and 67 have passed away while COVID-19 positive in the last 24-hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 484.

Active cases stand at 15,065 after 709 recoveries were registered.

There are currently 114 coronavirus patients being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, of which five are in the ITU.

Until yesterday, 1,106,647 vaccine doses were administered, of which 254,889 were booster doses.

Luke Vella joined MaltaToday as a reporter in 2021