COVID-19: 98 new cases, 26 from Male' area

Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Monday, announced 98 additional cases of COVID-19, increasing confirmed cases in the Maldives to 76,848.

According to HPA, the 96 new cases include; 26 cases from the greater Male’ region, 55 cases from residential islands outside Male’ and 17 cases from operational resorts

Meanwhile, 147 additional COVID-19 patients were confirmed to have made full recoveries over the last 24 hours, increasing total recoveries to 74,020.

With the new developments, Maldives now has 2,597 active cases.

There are 13 patients in hospitals.

5,744 samples have been tested for COVID-19 over the last 24-hours.

Caseload over the week

July 26: 98 cases

July 25: 123 cases

July 24: 86 cases

July 23: 92 cases

July 22: 122 cases

July 21: 144 cases

July 20: 169 cases

Maldives has recorded 219 COVID-19 deaths.