Between 14-20 December, the number of positive Covid-19 cases dropped by 22% week-on-week, from 3,422 to 2,681. The average age of people diagnosed with the illness has fallen from 39.3 to 38.4 years.
The number of PCR tests rose from 70,300 to 78,271.
31.9% of cases can not be traced back, the government's weekly report finds. 40.2% of all cases arose from family and private gatherings.
As of 20 December, there were 7,026 active infections (compared to 8,260 one week before) and 37,106 individuals were categorised as 'cured' - an increase of just under 4,000 in a week.
There were 38 deaths last week compared to 44 in the previous week. The average age of those who died was 83 years old.
While the number of positive cases and the number of deaths have been declining slowly, hospitalisations remained high: 181 in standard care and 43 in intensive care this week, compared to 173 and 47 last week, respectively.
The effective reproduction rate (RT eff) remained at 0.87 and the positivity rate on all tests carried out was 3.43% against 4.87% the previous week (week average).
The incidence rate is 428 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a period of 7 days. This is down from 546 in the first week of December.
The incidence rate has decreased in all age groups last week. At this point, the incidence is similar in all age groups except the 60-74 age group, which has a lower incidence.
6,838 people were in isolation (-8%) and 8,068 (-18%) in quarantine.
The Covid-19 Consultation Centres have recorded a total of 4,774 patients, with 712 over the past week.
