903 individuals identified through contact tracing
20 އެޕްރީލު 2020 | ހޯމަ 11:21152 places have been placed under monitoring thus far
Covid-19 spokesperson, Mohamed Mabrook Aziz | Presidents Office
Authorities have identified 903 individuals through contact tracing for the Covid-19 patients discovered in capital city Malé thus far.
Speaking at the press briefing on Monday afternoon, spokesperson for all things Covid-19, Mohamed Mabrook Aziz revealed that a total of 903 contacts of active cases have been identified through authorities.
He added that while a total of 4,139 samples have been collected thus far, 3,834 have turned negative and test results are pending for 245 samples.
While 15 new cases have been discovered so far on Monday, the total has reached 67.
Mabrook went on to reveal that there are 152 places currently under monitoring, including 10 islands.
In addition, three individuals have also been released from the quarantine facility in Villivaru island.
Speaking at the press, Dr. Nazla Rafeeq added that contact tracing is proceeding swiftly for all active cases.
