The Bangladeshi national who has tested positive for Covid-19 and was reported to be in critical condition has died.

The individual was transferred to Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) after suffering “a tonic-clonic seizure”, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) revealed on Monday.

It has been revealed that the individual passed away some time on Tuesday morning.

With this development, the number of Covid-19 fatalities in the Maldives has risen to two.

The first Covid-19 related death was reported on April 30, when an 83-year-old woman fell victim to the pandemic. Aminath Adam was linked to Case 126, a 52-year-old Maldivian man who tested positive for the disease on April 24. Other family members are also to have tested positive for the disease.

She was taken to the hospital following complaints of breathing difficulties and was pronounced dead on arrival. Her test results are to have come back after her decease, despite samples being taken early morning on April 28 and being at high risk of being infected given her age.

While this is the second Covid-19 related death confirmed in the Maldives, six others are currently hospitalized out of which an 88-year old was placed on a ventilator following complications. Two others, an 80-year-old man and 70-year-old man, are being given oxygen support as well.