COVID-19: Seven die, 273 new cases

23 January COVID-19 update | 273 new cases • 5,761 active cases • 93 patients in hospital, six in ITU • Vaccine booster doses 321,351 • Total deaths 532

23 January 2022, 12:37pm
by Karl Azzopardi

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Malta recorded 273 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, figures published by the Healthy Ministry show.

Seven people: two males aged 86 and another aged 89, and four females aged 74, 81, 86 and 89 died while positive to COVID-19. Total deaths number 532.

Active cases are down to 5,761, after 1,431 new recoveries were registered.

93 patients are currently being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, six of whom are in the ITU.

Till yesterday, 1,193,682 vaccine doses were administered, of which 321,351 were a booster dose.

Karl Azzopardi is Online Editor and an IGM press awards (Human Stories) winner of 2019