Health Protection Agency HPA confirms that 90 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 today as authorities look to bring the pandemic numbers down with effective restrictive measures.
In its latest update via twitter, HPA said that 78 new cases were reported in the Greater Male’ Area while 12 were confirmed from the islands.
HPA said the new cases include 58 locals and 32 foreigners.
Today’s cases take the total number of COVID-19 cases to 8990.
Meanwhile, HPA confirmed that 283 individuals had recovered from the illness in the last 24 hours in the Maldives. HPA said the total number of recoveries has now reached 6846.
It said that while 2107 active cases of COVID-19 remained in the country, the number of isolated individuals has now dropped to 951.
HPA added that the number of hospitalized individuals has also reduced to 120.
The Agency said 28 islands across the country are hosting active cases of COVID-19. It also said 25 resorts in the country have active cases of COVID-19 including 13 tourists and 42 staff.
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed 31 lives in the Maldives including 25 locals and 6 foreigners.
