Covid-19: Maldives active cases drop to 3,237
Healthcare authorities strengthened measures nationwide in light of spiking cases on May 26, restrictions have since been eased
Samples being collected for Covid-19 testing | RaajjeMV
Maldives active Covid-19 cases have dropped to 3,237, with 127 new infections and 166 recoveries reported on Sunday.
According to the latest statistics publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), 127 new cases and 166 recoveries from the infection were reported between 6pm Saturday and 6pm Sunday.
The new infections were confirmed through 4,641 samples tested for Covid-19 over the past 24 hours and include 79 across residential islands, 26 from the Greater Malé Region, 13 from islands reserved for industrial purposes, six from operational resorts and three from islands under development.
This is the eighth consecutive day where the daily case numbers nationwide have been reported below 200.
With this development, the Maldives Covid-19 case tally has been pushed to 74,351.
Further HPA revealed that the total number of recoveries observed from the virus thus far has been pushed to 70,889.
Over the past 24 hours active coronavirus cases across the island nation dropped to 3,237 from 3,276.
One more Covid-19 patient was hospitalized for treatment by sundown on Sunday, meaning that the number of hospital admissions nationwide currently sits at 21.
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 before a fourth wave was confirmed, 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 initially 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 have reduced curfew hours in the capital thrice round.
The curfew hours are currently from 8pm to 4am, and mosques are also reopened for congregational prayers with social distancing. Authorities have also given the go ahead for cafés, restaurants and food outlets to resume dine-in services as well as allowed capital region residents to go out during non-curfew hours without a permit from July 1. All businesses have also resumed operations starting July 1.
Maldives remains in a state of public health emergency since 12 March 2020 which was last extended to expire on 2 August.
