New COVID-19 cases reached a national high on Friday, with 258 people testing positive for the virus between Thursday and Friday.
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A total 185 new COVID-19 cases were recorded between Thursday and Friday, as another three virus patients died.
The three victims were an 85-year-old man who died at Mater Dei Hospital, an 88-year-old man who died at the Good Samaritan Long Term Facility, and a 97-year-old woman who died at St Vincent de Paul.
Their deaths bring the number of people who died while infected with COVID-19 to 264.
Statistics released by the health ministry also showed that 174 people recovered overnight, meaning there were 2,695 active cases of COVID-19 in Malta as of 12.30pm on Friday.
The 185 new cases were detected from 3,280 swab tests, resulting in a positivity rate of 5.6%.
A total of 193 new COVID-19 cases were detected between Thursday and Friday and one patient died, according to figures released by the health authorities.
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A total of 109 people tested positive for COVID-19 overnight and another 64 recovered, according to data published on Thursday.
According to official health data, three people with COVID-19 died between Wednesday and Thursday, bringing up the virus death toll to 219 since the pandemic reached Malta in March.
The victims are:
A 67-year-old man who tested positive on December 26 died on Thursday.
An 87-year-old woman who was confirmed positive on December 27, also died on Thursday.
Malta now has 1,434 active cases of coronavirus.
The country on Wednesday registered its first three cases of the virus s UK variant, which is 70% more transmissible.