COVID-19: 108 new cases, 17 from Male' area

Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Thursday, announced 108 additional cases of COVID-19, increasing confirmed cases in the Maldives to 77,202.

According to HPA, the 108 new cases include; 17 cases from the greater Male’ region, 60 cases from residential islands outside Male’, 28 cases from operational resorts, one case from a liveaboard, and two cases from industrial/islands used for other purposes.

Meanwhile, 94 additional COVID-19 patients were confirmed to have made full recoveries over the last 24 hours, increasing total recoveries to 74,429.

With the new developments, Maldives now has 2,541 active cases.

There are 14 patients in hospitals.

5,272 samples have been tested for COVID-19 over the last 24-hours.

Caseload over the week

July 29: 108 cases

July 28: 141 cases

July 27: 105 cases

July 26: 98 cases

July 25: 123 cases

July 24: 86 cases

July 23: 92 cases

Maldives has recorded 221 COVID-19 deaths.