Health Protection Agency HPA says 35 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in the country today.

In a tweet, HPA said that this includes 31 new cases from the Greater Male’ Area, 3 new cases reported from inhabited islands, and one case reported from an operational resort.

HPA also said that this takes the total number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country to 13,248.

HPA also revealed that 50 people have recovered from the illness today in the Maldives and that the total number of recoveries has now reached 12,487 in the Maldives.

The Agency said that there are 707 active cases of COVID-19 in the country and that 69 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized for further treatment.

HPA had confirmed that 47 people have died from COVID-19 in the Maldives since April of this year including 40 locals and 7 foreigners.