The Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Saturday, confirmed that eight more Maldivians tested positive for COVID-19 in the capital city of Male'.
Following the confirmation of MAV130 to MAV137, the number of cases in Male', one of the most densely populated areas in the world, reaches 118.
Maldives' first confirmed case of COVID-19 within the capital city of Male', was recorded on April 15, involving a local woman that sought assistance from a flu clinic in Malé after developing symptoms.
Maldives now records 137 positive cases, two probable and 121 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 2.8 million people and claimed over 197,200 lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 798,700 people have recovered.
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