Health Protection Agency (HPA), early Wednesday, confirmed samples taken from further two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in the capital city of Male'.
According to the agency, the cases MAV085 and MAV086 were obtained from two Maldivians.
Reportedly, HPA is in the process of transferring the locals to an isolation facility.
The latest development places the number of cases in Male' City, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, at a grim 64. Out of these, 30 are expatriates.
Maldives' first confirmed case of COVID-19 within the capital city of Male', was recorded on April 15, involving a local woman who presented to the flu clinic in Malé after developing coronavirus-like symptoms.
HPA placed the greater Male' region under lockdown for 24 hours after the case was confirmed. Authorities extended the measures for a 14-day period on April 16 after new cases surfaced.
Although an index patient for the outbreak is yet to be identified, the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC)'s Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Monday, predicted that community spread of the virus began two to three weeks ago.
As of now, Maldives records 86 confirmed and 70 active cases of COVID-19, with a total of 16 recoveries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus has infected over 2.5 million people and claimed over 177,600 lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 690,000 people have recovered.
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