Covid-19: Majority of Friday's cases reported from island under development
25 ޖޫން 2021 | ހުކުރު 18:00Healthcare authorities strengthened measures nationwide in light of spiking cases on May 26 and they have been extended twice
Healthcare workers collecting samples for Covid-19 testing | Health Protection Agency
Majority of new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed from an island under development; 112.
According to the latest statistics released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), 266 out of the 5,264 samples tested for coronavirus between 6pm Thursday and 6pm Friday returned positive for the infection.
As such of the new cases, 41 were detected from the Greater Malé Region, 105 from residential islands and eight from operational resorts while 112 were from an island under development; Kothaifaru island in Raa atoll.
With the over 200 new Covid-19 cases reported by sundown on Friday, Maldives active case tally has been pushed to 4,295 from 4,262.
Maldives Covid-19 case tally has risen to 72,944 with this development.
Further HPA confirmed 232 recoveries over the past 24 hours, which means that the total number of recoveries observed in the Maldives has risen to 68,429.
Statistics go on to reveal that 31 patients are currently hospitalized for Covid-19 treatment. This is seven less than the previous day.
Not long after Maldives was able to control a spike in cases into the beginning of the year, the Covid-19 caseload began spiking in the beginning of May once again. This came not long after authorities lifted the measures in place after it was confirmed as the fourth wave, in time for the fasting month of Ramadan 1442 as well as the Local Council and Women’s Development Committee elections held in mid-April.
Measures were strengthened across the Maldives earlier in May with authorities having imposed a curfew in the capital region from 4pm to 4am. On May 26, the curfew hours were extended from 4pm to 8am and authorities also imposed movement restrictions for capital region residents outside the curfew hours, making it mandatory for residents to carry household permits to go out from 8am to 4pm.
Following a decline in cases, once again public health authorities on June 15 reduced curfew hours in the capital region from 4pm to 4am. A week later on June 22, authorities reduced the curfew hours from 6pm to 4am.
Authorities eased travel restrictions on June 22, allowing travel between the Covid-19 epicenter Malé City and residential islands.
Maldives remains in a state of public health emergency since 12 March 2020 which was last extended to expire on 3 July.
