COVID-19: 85 new cases confirmed, 39 from Male' City

Health Protection Agency (HPA) last night announced 85 additional cases of COVID-19.

The new cases mean that the total number of confirmed cases in the Maldives has now reached 25,844, since confirming the first case in March of last year. According to HPA, the new cases include; 39 cases from the greater Male’ region, 38 cases from residential islands outside Male’, and eight cases from operational resorts.

Meanwhile, 160 additional COVID-19 patients were confirmed to have made full recoveries over the last 24 hours, increasing total recoveries to 23,141. The Maldives now has 2,627 active cases. There are currently 57 patients in hospitals.

HPA added that the positive cases confirmed last night were from 2,413 samples (including repeated samples) tested for COVID-19. 

Caseload over the week

• April 14: 85 cases
• April 13: 58 cases
• April 12: 84 cases
• April 11: 93 cases
• April 10: 88 cases
• April 9: 132 cases
• April 8: 113 cases

67 COVID-19 patients have died from complications.