COVID-19: 136 new infections, 124 from Male' area

Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced 136 additional cases of COVID-19, increasing confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Maldives to 20,280.

The Maldives now has 2,615 active cases.

According to HPA, the new cases include; 124 cases from the greater Male’ region, 10 cases from operational resorts, and two from liveaboards.

Meanwhile, 125 additional COVID-19 patients were confirmed to have made full recoveries over the last 24 hours, increasing total recoveries to 17,595. There are 187 patients in hospitals.

4,262 samples (including repeated samples) have been tested for COVID-19 over the last 24-hours.

Caseload over the week

• March 3: 136 cases
• March 2: 165 cases
• March 1: 186 cases
• February 28: 196 cases
• February 27: 118 cases
• February 26: 133 cases
• February 25: 184 cases

63 COVID-19 patients have died from complications.

VACCINE DRIVE

The Maldives began mass vaccinations against COVID-19 on February 1. HPA stated that 5,759 people were vaccinated in the last 24 hours. According to HPA, 1,967 of those vaccinated are from the greater Male’ region, and 3,792 are from the atolls.

Total 129,424 people have now been inoculated under the program; 81,323 from the greater Male’ region, and 48,101 from the atolls.