Number of ventilated virus patients falls to lowest level since summer

The number of coronavirus patients on ventilators has fallen below 100 for the first time since early August, with 92 people being treated with oxygen, according to the Health Ministry.

However, the ministry announces that there have been 10 more coronavirus deaths since this morning, bringing the toll since the start of the pandemic to 2,864.

It confirms a test positivity rate of 3.3% on Saturday and says Sunday is shaping up to look similar, with 3.1% of tests coming back positive so far, notching over 500 new cases thus far today.

Despite that, the number of active cases has fallen to 9,601. A total of 263 patients remain in serious condition.

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