COVID-19 cases in Kandima Maldives rise to 46

27 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from Kandima Maldives, a resort island located in Dh. Atoll.

Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) confirmed the test results earlier this Tuesday.

With the 27 new cases, total active cases in Kandima have risen to 46.

The outbreak in Kandima was discovered after a 60-year-old Maldivian male, one of the resort’s employees, fell ill and was transported to Dh. Atoll Hospital for emergency medical treatment on Friday night. He passed away the same night, and tests conducted on him came back positive for COVID-19.

His death marked Maldives’ 38th COVID-19 related death.

Health authorities have collected 176 samples from Kandima for testing since the island was placed under monitoring to until 07:00 pm this Tuesday.