COVID-19: One death and 159 new cases registered

8 March COVID-19 update | 159 new cases • 950 active cases • 34 patients in hospital • three in ITU • vaccine booster doses 345,107 • Total deaths 610

8 March 2022, 12:53pm
by Luke Vella

Active cases stand at 950 after 69 recoveries were registered

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

One death occurred in the last 24-hours, an 82-year-old man, bringing the total of deaths to 610

Active cases stand at 950 after 69 recoveries were registered.

There are currently 34 coronavirus patients being cared for at Mater Dei Hospital, of which three are in the ITU.

Until yesterday, 1,246,808 vaccine doses were administered, of which 345,107 were booster doses.

Luke Vella joined MaltaToday as a reporter in 2021