Maldives reports 85 new Covid-19 cases, recoveries surpass 23,000-mark
2,413 samples were collected over the past 24 hours
Healthcare workers collecting samples for Covid-19 testing
85 new infections reported nationwide on Wednesday brought the Maldives Covid-19 tally to 25,844 as the number of recoveries exceeded the 23,000-mark by Wednesday’s end.
Latest statistics publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) revealed that 2,413 samples were tested for the virus between 6pm Tuesday and 6pm Wednesday out of which 85 returned positive for Covid-19.
It has been five consecutive days where Covid-19 infections being reported across the nation have been below 100.
The number of recoveries from Covid-19 reported across the Maldives increased to 23,141 with 160 recoveries reported between 6pm Tuesday and 6pm Wednesday.
Wednesday’s Covid-19 infections include 39 detected from the Greater Malé Region, 38 from residential islands and eight from operational resorts.
With this development, Maldives active Covid-19 tally dropped to 2,627 from 2,702.
Over the past 24 hours, public health authorities discharged five Covid-19 patients from hospitals, meaning that the number of hospital admissions has dropped to 57.
Maldives Covid-19 mortality rate is currently at 0.29 percent, with the pandemic having claimed 67 lives thus far, the latest fatality having been reported on March 31 when a 66-year-old man, who was rushed to the Emergency Room of Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in an unresponsive state, was pronounced dead within minutes.
The Covid-19 caseload has begun decreasing at a time Maldives drove through a devastating third peak of the virus during the past few months, which led to the reintroduction of a curfew and vehicle movement restrictions across the Covid-19 epicenter Malé City and several measures nationwide.
Daily cases being reported began declining recently, leading to the curfew and some restrictions being dissolved.
Despite the eases stemming from a gradual decrease in Covid-19 cases being reported, authorities continue to urge the public to strictly adhere to the precautionary measures and guidelines in place such as maintaining a safe distance, avoiding social gatherings, maintaining hygiene and following the face mask mandate.
Maldives has been in a state of public health emergency for over a year and the last extension is set to expire on May 4.
