COVID-19: In 24 hours Maldives confirms 13 new cases

Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced 13 additional cases of COVID-19, increasing confirmed cases in the Maldives to 13,537. With the new cases, Maldives has a total of 499 active cases.

Seven of the new cases were identified from the Greater Male' Area while one case was confirmed from other inhabited islands. Five cases were also confirmed from resorts.  

Meanwhile, 23 additional COVID-19 patients were confirmed to have made full recoveries over the last 24 hours, increasing total recoveries to 12,983. There are a total of 39 patients in the hospital.

HPA specified that 2,455 samples were collected for the virus in the last 24 hours. Health officials have so far collected 296,732 samples for the virus.

Caseload over the week

• December 23: 13 cases
• December 22: 23 cases
• December 21: 8 cases
• December 20: 19 cases
• December 19: 30 cases
• December 18: 26 cases
• December 17: 16 cases

48 COVID-19 patients have died from complications.