The Health Protection Agency confirmed, on Wednesday, that a total of 22 individuals were found positive for COVID-19 in Maldives, while 10 were identified as having recovered.
According to the publicised information, the new cases include eight Maldivians and 14 foreign nationals; of which 13 are from Bangladesh and one is from India.
✳️ COVID-19 Case Updates
— Health Protection Agency (@HPA_MV) June 24, 2020
As of 06:00 PM
Confirmed an additional 22 cases of COVID-19 infections in Maldives
- 08 Maldivians
- 13 Bangladeshis
- 01 Indian
Total number of cases: 2,260 pic.twitter.com/eRYAj4KReL
With these developments, Maldives presently records a total of 2,260 confirmed cases, out of which 418 are active cases of COVID-19. Thus far, the country records 1,839 recoveries and eight fatalities.
As one of the most densely populated cities in the world, Maldives' capital Malé recorded a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the first weeks following the first confirmed local transmission on April 15.
However, the number of recoveries have continued to rise, with roughly 81 percent of patients now recovered.
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 9.4 million people and claimed over 481,622 lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 5 million people have recovered.
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