Health Protection Agency HPA confirms 194 new cases of COVID-19 in the Maldives today as the total number of cases surpass 6500.
In a tweet, HPA said that out of the 194 new cases, 191 were reported in the Male’ Area while 3 cases were confirmed from the islands.
HPA said that the new cases include 167 Maldivians, 16 Bangladeshis, 7 Indians, 1 Sri Lankan, 1 Nepali national, 1 Thai national, and 1 Italian.
This has taken the total number of cases in the country to a staggering 6564.
Meanwhile, HPA confirmed that 97 people recovered from the illness today in the country and that this has taken the total number of recoveries to 4012.
But 2527 active cases of COVID-19 remain in the country with 1398 isolated at facilities and 166 hospitalized for further treatment.
HPA said that a total of 21 islands and 10 resorts are currently hosting active cases of COVID-19.
The Pandemic has claimed 26 lives in the Maldives including 20 locals and 6 foreigners.
