Health Protection Agency HPA confirms that a 71-year-old local woman had died of COVID-19 in the Maldives today.
HPA said that the woman had come to the IGMH ER with breathing difficulty this morning.
It said that the woman had passed away sometime around 1:38 pm this afternoon.
With her death, a total of 16 people have now died of COVID-19 in the Maldives. This includes 11 locals and 5 foreigners.
The 11 locals who passed away from COVID-19 include 5 men and 6 women. The foreigners who have died of COVID-19 in the Maldives include 4 Bangladeshi nationals and 1 Filipino national.
The latest update from HPA shows that 3567 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 with a surge of new cases reported in the last couple of days.
HPA has said that 2554 individuals have recovered from the illness but there are currently 983 active cases of COVID-19 in the country.
