Five new Coronavirus cases were reported today, one linked to travelling and four via local transmission, Health Chief Charmaine Gauci said today.
The total is now 139, with 32 of them being kept at Mater Dei Hospital and St Thomas Hospital.
Two persons are in intensive care, a 61-year-old man who has been under constant watch for a week, while a second man, aged 60, is also in intensive care, Gauci said.
The single case related to travelling is that of a 23-year-old Maltese man, who lives in the UK but returned to Malta on 17 March. He experienced symptoms a day later, and a contact tracing exercise is being carried out to see who were the passengers who were seated in close proximity to him.
The other four cases reported today were locally transmitted, Gauci said.
Another 23-year-old Maltese man, who had been in contact with another person who contracted Coronavirus, has tested positive. He experienced mild symptoms on 16 March but his cough worsened after a few days and he has now tested positive.
A 32-year-old Maltese man tested positive while he was being screened as he entered Mater Dei Hospital for surgery, Gauci said.
An Indian health care worker, aged 30, experienced symptoms on 22 March and has now tested positive. The health authorities are checking patients and colleagues who could have come in contact with him.
The fifth case is of a man from Gambia, aged 23, who has been living in Malta for eight months. He experienced symptoms on 24 March and a contact tracing exercise is being carried out in the case too.