Maldives reported 233 new Covid-19 cases and 225 recoveries on Sunday.

According to the latest statistics released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), the new infections were confirmed out of 5,172 samples tested for coronavirus between 6pm Saturday and 6pm Sunday.

The new cases include 157 detected in residential islands, 31 in the Greater Malé Region and 45 in operational resorts.

Maldives Covid-19 cases tally has been pushed to 73,327 with this development.

Further, the country’s active cases have risen to 4,075 from 4,067 in 24 hours.

The total number of recoveries observed in the Maldives has risen to 69,031 with the 225 new recoveries reported between 6pm Saturday and 6pm Sunday.

Statistics go on to reveal that 29 patients are currently hospitalized for Covid-19 treatment. This is one 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.