A second death from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been reported on Thursday.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) identified the deceased as an 83-year-old Maldivian man who was admitted at Naifaru Hospital.

The man was pronounced dead by doctors at around 12:30pm on Thursday.

This has been declared as the 76th Covid-19 fatality in the island nation and the 28th life claimed by the coronavirus pandemic this ongoing year.

This comes hours after the public health authority confirmed the 75th Covid-19 fatality when a 77-year-old local woman who was admitted at Hulhumalé Medical Facility for Covid-19 treatment passed away at around 3:18am on Thursday.

This is the third Covid-19 fatality to have been reported this ongoing month.

Six Covid-19 fatalities were reported in the Maldives within the past month, including one Indian national and five Maldivians, with the most recent death being reported on 29 April.

With an alarming spike in case count over the past few days, hospitalizations are also increasing in comparison to the past month. Currently there are 198 Covid-19 patients hospitalized for treatment.

Maldives active Covid-19 tally is currently at 7,109 with over 32,000 infections having been confirmed nationwide since the pandemic surfaced in the island nation during March 2020. Authorities have imposed strict measures in the capital region as well as in outlying atolls in light of the spiking cases. Starting Thursday there will be a seven-hour curfew from 9pm to 4am.