Covid-19: Maldives reports 140 new cases, 182 recoveries

Maldives reported 140 new Covid-19 cases on Friday.

While the cases were detected from the 1,021 samples tested within 24 hours, it pushes the country’s total case count to 7,469.

The new cases include 114 locals, 17 Bangladeshis, three Indians, two Nepalese, two Emiratis as well as a Kenyan and a French national.

Further, with the 182 additional recoveries reported on Friday, a total of 4,873 patients have recovered from the virus.

There are 2,568 active cases in the island nation currently, and 28 deaths from Covid-19.

192 patients are admitted at hospitals for treatment, 12 more than the previous day, while 1,426 patients have been moved to isolation facilities for further monitoring.

Covid-19 cases were mostly detected from capital Malé City for the first few months after the Covid-19 pandemic reached the island nation. However, with the start of the third phase in July, cases have been detected in islands as well.

As such, there are active cases in 32 residential islands currently, as well as 15 resort islands; all 60 cases from islands are either individuals under home quarantine after traveling from the capital, or linked to them.

Some tourists that arrived in the Maldives after borders were reopened on July 15 have tested positive for Covid-19 as well; the cases at resorts include 15 tourists and 19 staff members.