No new Covid-attributed deaths on Friday, 153 new positive cases

The Health Ministry on Friday announced no new deaths attributed to coronavirus and 153 new positive cases.

The new cases were recorded out of a total of 64,290 rapid and PCR tests carried out island-wide.

The overall positivity rate came to 0.24 per cent and the number of deaths due to Covid-19 remained at 545.

Meanwhile, hospitals were treating 89 Covid-19 patients, of whom 36 in serious condition.

The Ministry also said that 74.16 per cent of the hospitalised had no record of vaccination.