Maldives’ COVID-19 death toll rises to 45

Health Protection Agency (HPA) announced on Monday that Maldives’ COVID-19 death toll has risen to 45.

HPA identified the deceased as a 72-year-old Maldivian male.

He taken to Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH)’s Emergency Room in an unresponsive state, and declared dead at 06:36 pm on Monday.

He was tested for COVID-19 in accordance with protocol, and the results came back positive.

“This is the 45th COVID-19 death in the Maldives,” announced HPA.

It marks the second COVID-19 fatality in 24 hours.

Maldives has 12,314 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 110 new cases recorded on Monday. 11,316 patients have since recovered, and the country currently has 947 active cases.

59 of the patients are hospitalized.