Four more cases of COVID-19 confirmed, total at 1094

Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced that four more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Maldives.

The news comes after the agency already announced 12 cases of the virus today. Along with the new cases, 16 cases have been tested positive in the country within the last 12 hours. The total number of cases in the country currently stands at 1094.

The positive cases confirmed are all Maldivian nationals. 59 people have made recoveries after testing positive for the virus while four have died from complications.

So far more than 560 Bangladeshi nationals have tested positive. More than 300 locals have also tested positive along with 104 Indian nationals. 

Out of the confirmed cases, more than 900 are male, while around 150 are female.

The first case of the virus was identified on March 7, nearly 71 days ago.

Local transmission of the virus was identified on April 15 in Male' City. Cases have also popped up on the islands of Sh. Narudhoo, Sh. Milandhoo, H.A Uligan, H.A Thakandhoo, K. Thulusdhoo, N. Manadhoo, and most recently K. Hinmafushi.

The majority of the cases accounting for more than 1000 have been tested in the capital Male' City.

The Greater Male’ Region has been under lockdown since April 15, when the capital identified its first infection.

The Maldives has also imposed a nationwide ban on all non-essential travel, closed schools, and government offices, and has ordered a temporary ban on mass gatherings in mosques in an effort to control the spread of the disease.

Health authorities project a significant surge in virus cases by the end of May.