Three of the deaths – men aged 66, 72 and 90 – occurred on Friday but were announced on Saturday. The other three – two men 86 and 66, and a woman, 89 – took place on Saturday.
The health ministry said 240 people are in hospital with the virus, of whom 79 are in serious condition. 73.34 per cent of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
Of the 79 patients in serious condition, 27 are intubated and 52 are in...