Covid-19: Maldives\' new cases increase compared to previous week

While Maldives has reported a total of 2,187 Covid-19 cases thus far, 160 cases were confirmed this week.

As per the Health Ministry’s Covid-19 Dashboard,

While 160 cases were confirmed this week, this is more than the previous week which saw 123 cases.

The new cases reported on Saturday include 19 locals, as well as 12 Bangladeshis and six Indians.

The country’s recovery rate is currently over 80 percent with a total of 1,788 recoveries.

And while there have been eight Covid-19 related deaths, there are currently 389 active cases in the country.

While Maldives’ first Covid-19 cases was detected from a resort on March 7, a community spread was confirmed over a month later on April 15. The country began lockdown easing on May 29, and is currently in phase two.