The final months of 2020 were Malta’s deadliest in years, with a steep rise in mortality linked to the growing number of COVID-19 deaths, figures show.
Figures published last week by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical body, showed Malta registering 37.5% more deaths in November than the average in the same month of the previous four years.
The increase was slightly lower in September and October – 22.2 and 21.1% respectively – but starting in July, Malta’s additional deaths were consistently above the EU average. Читать дальше...