Health Protection Agency HPA has confirmed 142 individuals have recovered from COVID-19 in the Maldives yesterday.

In its daily update, HPA said that the total number of COVID-19 recoveries have now reached 4439.

HPA also noted that 2580 individuals remained as active cases of COVID-19. It said that the government is hosting 1460 individuals at various isolation facilities while 173 remained hospitalized for further treatment.

Earlier this week, Health Emergency Operations Center HEOC spokesperson Dr. Fathimath Nazla Rafeeq said that 62 percent of the COVID-19 beds in the Greater Male’ Area are now occupied.

Dr. Nazla shared a graph on occupied COVID-19 beds in the greater Male’ Area which showed that at 62 percent, the situation has now been classified as at Alert Level 2.

The graph showed that Alert Level 1 as having 30 percent to 59 percent COVID-19 bed occupancy while Alert Level 2 is having a COVID-19 bed occupancy of 60 percent to 79 percent.

Dr. Nazla added that in order to protect each other’s loved ones who are at high risk, everyone need to work together and act now.

The pandemic has claimed the lives of 28 individuals in the Maldives including 22 locals and 6