A further 38 patients in Malta have recovered from coronavirus, Health Minister Chris Fearne has announced.

It is the single largest daily recovery figure and means the overall number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in Malta and Gozo is 82.

Patients are tested twice over 24 hours to confirm the negative result and are ordered to stay in quarantine for a further two weeks as a precaution.

The first COVID-19 case in Malta was confirmed on March 7 and 399 people have tested positive for the virus since. Three people have died after contracting COVID-19. 

The number of new cases has been in single figures since Sunday but health authorities have warned people not to relax social distancing preventative measures.

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