The latest fatalities were four men – aged 90, 89, 83 and 67 – and a woman aged 86. The 89-year-old man passed away on Monday, the other four on Tuesday. That brings the Covid death toll to 689; the average age of the deceased is 76.1 years. Of those who have died 434 were men and 255 women.
In hospitals, 257 people were being treated for Covid-19, of whom 89 are in a serious condition. Of those classified as serious, 38 were intubated, four in ICU but not on a...