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Malta has now exceeded the 300-case mark

Caroline Curmi

38 new Coronavirus cases were reported over the span of the last 24 hours, bringing Malta's total number of cases up to 337.

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25 of these are women, one of which is pregnant. A young boy is also among the new cases.

Over the same period of time, Malta also marked its first two deaths in relation to Covid-19; a 92-year-old Gozitan woman and a 79-year-old man. Currently, a total of 16 patients are in recovery.

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Malta continues to push its testing capacity with 1018 swabs carried out since yesterday's press conference. The total swab tests now reached 13, 732.

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Caroline Curmi

When she’s not having a quarter-life crisis, Caroline is either drawing in a café, frittering her salary on sushi or swearing at traffic in full-on Gozitan. There is also the occasional daytime drink somewhere in the equation. Or two. A creative must be allowed at least one vice.