Just two people tested positive for COVID overnight, while another four recovered, according to new health data.

No deaths were reported over the past 24 hours.

This means Malta currently has 66 active COVID cases.

Meanwhile, 208,118 people have been fully vaccinated against the virus. So far, 515,662 doses of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson jabs have been administered.

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Malta has recorded four new cases as the island reaches more milestones in its fight to contain COVID-19.

After eight recoveries and no new deaths, there are currently 65 active cases of the virus in the country. 

The new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday as the health minister announced that the number of vaccination jabs had passed 500,000. 

Malta has also been placed on a ‘green list’ for low case numbers compiled by the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control.

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Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci is providing an update on Malta's progress in containing COVID-19.

Her weekly news conference comes ahead of the island's tourism season and amid sustained low deaths and case numbers. 

On Friday, Malta reported six new cases of COVID-19 after 2,288 tests, bringing the number of active cases to 66. 

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Seven new COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday.

The health authorities in their daily bulletin also announced that a 60-year-old man diagnosed with the virus had passed away at Mater Dei Hospital, the second such death in as many days after a gap of several weeks. 

Six patients recovered leaving 69 active cases.

The number of vaccine jabs has risen to 490,524.

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