COVID-19: Patient recoveries rise to 32

National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) has announced that another patient has made a recovery after being infected with COVID-19. 

Speaking in a press conference tonight, NEOC medical officer Dr. Ibrahim Afzal says that another patient had recovered from the virus. He added that the patient that recovered was case number 52. 

The total number of recoveries in the country has now increased to 32. Patient recoveries have now been confirmed on two consecutive days with a case confirmed yesterday as well.

A COVID-19 patient also gave birth in the hospital today. Both mother and the newborn child are doing well.

Health professionals in the country have warned that the country could reach its peak of the virus within the next two weeks. The projected total for the country currently stands at around 77,000. So far the country has recorded just three deaths.

The majority of the cases have been identified in the capital Male' City where the first case was confirmed on April 15. Positive cases have also been identified in several islands in the northern region of the country. In order to stop the spread, authorities have implemented travel restrictions across the nation as well.