49 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 101 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries

Dec 15 2020

Malta has registered 49 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,446 swab tests, while 101 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

From yesterday’s cases; 34 cases were family members of previously known cases, 19 cases were contact of positive work colleagues, 4 cases were direct contacts with other positive cases and 4 cases were from social gatherings with other positive cases.

To date, Malta has registered 11,303 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 9,420 have recovered, 177 died and 1,706 are still active.

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Joe Biden victory officially confirmed by Electoral College

Dec 15 2020

The Electoral College has confirmed Joe Biden’s solid victory against Donald Trump after Trump’s countless attempts to challenge the validity of the president-elect’s victory.

Today, the members of the Electoral College cast their votes for president and vice president.

And once again, the rule of law, our Constitution, and the will of the people have prevailed.

Our democracy—pushed, tested, and threatened—proved to be resilient, true, and strong. pic.twitter.com/Ka1Aj3hV3m

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 15, 2020

California’s 55 electoral votes secured Biden’s desired threshold and a seat in the Oval Office in what has been called a ‘victory for democracy’ with Biden calling upon ‘a time to unite and to heal’.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are officially the President and Vice-President of the United States, respectively, with a collective 306 electoral votes.

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Jake Paul offers Conor McGregor $50 million for fight in latest post

Dec 15 2020

Conor McGregor has been offered $50 million for a match-up against Jake Paul as the YouTuber calls him out in the most over-top, flamboyant fashion possible.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIy-JuRBUTv/

In a clip posted to social media, Paul insults McGregors fiancee, his upcoming opponent Dustin Poirier as well as UFC head honcho Dana White.

Conor McGregor has yet to issue a response.

21-year-old grevously injured following assault in Birkirkara

Dec 15 2020

A 21-year-old from the UK sustained serious injuries following an assault in Triq l-Għabex yesterday evening.

The culprits fled the scene before the police could arrive as the victim was taken to Mater Dei hospital via ambulance.

Investigations from District Police and the Major Crimes Unit are currently underway.

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