According to the figures published by the Health Authority’s Facebook page, Sahha, Malta has registered 121 new cases of COVID-19 after 3,512 swabs were done in the past 24 hours.

The post also noted that “Today’s cases are still being investigated. From yesterday’s cases: 42 cases were family members of previously known cases, 11 were contacts of positive work colleagues, 9 cases were direct contacts of other positive cases, and 12 cases were from social gatherings with other positive cases.”

The islands have registered 127 more recoveries, bringing the total recovery tally to 12,250 and the number of active cases to 2,594. Since the outbreak, Malta has recorded 15,079 cases and has performed 557,184 swab tests. The islands also registered another death: a 65-year-old woman who tested positive on 29th December and passed away at Mater Dei yesterday. Malta's current death total is 235.