Maldives Covid-19 death toll has risen to 208.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) revealed that deceased is a 34-year-old Maldivian man who was pronounced dead at 7:36pm.

The man was being treated at Hulhumalé Medical Facility before he was pronounced dead by doctors.

Of the 208 coronavirus deaths reported in Maldives, 159 were reported during this year. The country's first death was reported in April 2020.

Maldives reported the highest number of deaths in a single month since the pandemic began, during May 2021, when a total of 88 deaths were confirmed. June follows closely with 47 deaths reported thus far.

With daily Covid-19 cases soaring above 1,000 into the beginning of May, authorities responded by strengthening Covid-19 precautionary measures and guidelines in place. Since then cases have been declining gradually, as well hospitalizations.