A woman receiving treatment for COVID-19 at the DH11 facility of Dharumavantha Hospital has passed away.
Sun has confirmed that the death was a Maldivian woman aged 56. The woman died in the morning according to sources.
This is the third death recorded today and the 154th death in total in the Maldives.
The month of May has marked the highest number of deaths reported in relation to the virus in the Maldives.
More than 80 deaths have now been reported in May alone. There are still more than 200 patients hospitalized due to the virus.