COVID-19: 55 new cases, 37 from atolls

Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Sunday, announced 55 additional cases of COVID-19, increasing confirmed cases in Maldives to 93,119.      

According to HPA, the 55 new cases include; 10 cases from the greater Male’ region, 37 cases from residential islands outside Male’, and 8 cases from operational resorts. 

Meanwhile, 63 additional COVID-19 patients were confirmed to have made full recoveries over the last 24 hours, increasing total recoveries to 90,924.    

With the new developments, Maldives now has 1,924 active cases.      

There are 15 patients in hospitals.      

4,150 samples have been tested for COVID-19 over the last 24-hours, including 1,076 samples from the greater Male' region. The positivity rate in the greater Male’ area is at 1 percent. 

Caseload over the week

December 12: 55 cases 

December 11: 218 cases 

December 10: 92 cases 

December 9: 125 cases 

December 8: 128 cases 

December 7: 133 cases 

December 6: 157 cases 

Maldives has recorded 258 COVID-19 deaths. 

Maldives began its vaccination campaign in February. The country expanded the campaign to begin vaccinating children between 12 years and 17 years of age in August, and began administering booster doses in October. 

As of present, 396,162 people have received their first dose and 365,482 people have been fully vaccinated, and 19,432 have received their booster dose.