2 additional COVID-19 cases confirmed in Kandima Maldives

Two new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from Kandima Maldives, a resort island located in Dh. Atoll.

Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) announced on Monday that the authorities tested 33 people in Kandima on Sunday night; 12 employees and 21 tourists scheduled for departure.

Two of the samples, which were taken from employees, came back positive.

Health authorities collected 149 additional samples on Sunday, which will be tested later this Monday.

The outbreak in Kandima was discovered after a 60-year-old Maldivian male, one of the resort’s employees, fell ill and was transported to Dh. Atoll Hospital for emergency medical treatment on Friday night. He passed away the same night, and tests conducted on him came back positive for COVID-19.

His death marked Maldives’ 38th COVID-19 related death.

Kandima Maldives has been placed under monitoring by the health authorities.