Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC), on Wednesday, revealed that two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in Thinadhoo of Vaavu Atoll.
According to the centre, the positive cases include a male and female, both aged 36.
HEOC stated that the two individuals tested positive from their quarantine exit samples.
The aforementioned are the first-ever virus cases identified Thinadhoo, Vaavu Atoll. However, COVID-19 infections have been confirmed on Keyodhoo of the same atoll, with active cases still present.
With these developments, the island nation now records total 6,081 confirmed and 2,409 active COVID-19 cases, along with 3,648 recoveries and 24 deaths.
In addition to the Greater Male' region, active virus cases are present in 20 inhabited islands throughout the archipelago.
This includes cases in Ihavandhoo and Filladhoo in Haa Alif Atoll, Naivaadhoo and Kurinbi in Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Miladhoo in Noonu Atoll, Hulhudhuffaaru in Raa Atoll, Kudarikilu and Kamadhoo in Baa Atoll, Naifaru in Lhaviyani Atoll, Maamigili in Alif Dhaalu Atoll, Thulusdhoo and Himmafushi in Kaafu Atoll, Keyodhoo in Vaavu Atoll, Nilandhoo in Faafu Atoll, Madifushi and Vilufushi in Thaa Atoll, Fuvahmulah City, as well as Hithadhoo and Feydhoo in Addu City.
Furthermore, HPA noted that active cases are present in 13 resorts across the archipelago, including eight tourists and 13 staff members with confirmed infections.
After recording significantly low numbers in the months of May and June, the island nation recorded a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases per capita, indicating an alarming community spread in the country.
However, the number of recoveries have increased in the past few days, after the recent spike reduced the total amount of recovered patients from the peak 86 to the lowest 53 percent. This value currently stands at 58 percent.
The number of COVID-19 cases skyrocketed after the state initiated efforts to steer the country towards a 'new normal' with the phased easing of lockdown restrictions across the Greater Male' Region. As one of the most densely populated cities in the world, Maldives' capital Malé continues to record a significant number of COVID-19 cases, similar to the first weeks following the first confirmed local transmission on April 15.
Noting the economic repercussions of implementing lockdown measures again, authorities have continually requested the public to adhere to HPA's safety guidelines to reduce the spread of the virus as life continues in the 'new normal'.
On March 12, WHO classified the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. To date, the new strain of novel coronavirus has infected over 22.3 million people and claimed over 784,300 lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 15 million people have recovered.
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