136 new cases of Covid-19 were reported across the Maldives on Wednesday, with 125 additional recoveries confirmed from the infection nationwide.
124 of Wednesday's 136 new cases were from the Male' area, with 10 more cases reported from operational resorts and two new cases detected from liveaboard vessels.
With this, the Maldives total Covid-19 case tally is now 20,820, of which 2,615 are active cases. By sundown on Wednesday, 187 people remain admitted in hospitals for Covid-19 treatment across the country.
A further 125 recoveries from the infection were reported on Wednesday. bringing the total number of recoveries observed for the infection in Maldives up to 17,595.
On Wednesday, health authorities reported the 63rd death from Covid-19 in the Maldives, confirming the passing of a 67-year-old local man, who was rushed to the emergency room at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) on early on Wednesday in an unresponsive state. The Maldives' Covid-19 death toll is now 63, w. 17 percent of all deaths attributed to the Covid-19 infection in Maldives occurred within the month of February 2021, as the island nation goes through a devastating third peak of the pandemic.
HPA statistics also show that the flu positivity rate has gone down despite the increase in cases, especially from the Male' area, which means that fewer people are attending flu clinics despite presenting symptoms of Covid-19. Health authorities have also noted that some are disregarding quarantine and isolation to go mingle with others, resulting in many persons being identified as direct contacts of positive cases down the line.
Restrictions for schools, mosques and businesses have been strengthened in the Greater Male' area, from where a majority of daily new cases are confirmed. Health Minister Ahmed Naseem has previously described the Covid-19 situation in Male' City as "out of control" and "dangerous". However, he assured that authorities are working towards reducing the capital's caseload without initiating an economically restrictive full-lockdown in the city.
