Another local has succumbed to complications of Covid-19.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) identified the deceased as an 83-year-old Maldivian man who was receiving treatment at Addu Covid Management Facility.

He was pronounced dead by doctors at 03am on Saturday.

With this, Maldives Covid-19 death toll has risen to 257, of which 207 have been reported during 2021.

The latest victim has been reported a few days after the last fatality was reported, when an 82-year-old Maldivian man who was receiving treatment at the Hulhumalé Medical Facility was pronounced dead at 2:23pm, December 10.

The island nation 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. 50 deaths were confirmed in June while 10 deaths were reported in July. In August, five Covid-19 patients succumbed to the virus, September also saw five Covid-19 fatalities. 12 Covid-19 fatalities were reported in October followed by seven in November.

Seven Covid-19 fatalities have been reported so far in December.