134 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Tuesday, the health authorities said.

Another 40 people have recovered, the authorities said in their daily update on Facebook.

This has brought up the total number of active cases to 1,543. A total of 2,690 people were swabbed over the past 24 hours. 

A record 204 cases were recorded on Saturday.

The number of active cases surpassed 1,000 for the first time on Thursday, when 112 new cases were registered. 122 cases were detected on Friday, 142 on Sunday and 109 on Monday.

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Friday evening announced new restrictive measures aimed to contain the spread.

Masks are now mandatory outdoors and bars and clubs have to be shut by 11pm. Those not wearing masks in all outdoor public places will be fined from Saturday.

Tuesday’s cases are still being investigated.

From Monday’s cases:

* 36 were family members of infected people;

* 10 were directly linked to previously detected cases;

* Six were traced to the workplace;

* Two were linked to the Paceville cluster;

* Six were from social gatherings; and

* Three were imported.

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