Malé, Maldives – Health Protection Agency (HPA) announces additional 68 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 69 recoveries over the past 24 hours.
HPA disclosed that, between 6pm of November 18 and 6pm of November 19, additional 68 people were confirmed positive for the virus in Maldives. They are:
- 28 Maldivians
- 40 Foreigners
36 of the confirmed 68 cases were recorded from the greater Malé area and the remaining 32 were from the resorts and atolls of Maldives.
There are currently 27 resorts in Maldives with active cases including 46 tourists and 110 staffs. The islands that have active cases outside of the Malé city according to HPA are:
- Hdh. Kulhudhuffushi: 01 case
- Hdh. Kumundhoo: 01 case
- Sh. Lhaimagu: 01 case
- Sh. Komandoo: 01 case
- Sh. Feydhoo: 01 case
- B. Kendhoo: 01 case
- B. Fulhadhoo: 02 cases
- K. Hura: 01 case
- K. Maafushi: 04 cases
- GA. Nilandhoo: 01 case
- Gdh. Nadella: 01 case
With these cases that were confirmed over the past 24 hours, Maldives now has a total of 12,452 confirmed Covid-19 cases. However, currently among these cases, there are only 925 active cases present in the Maldives.
Easing the lock-down measures in the Capital of Maldives, Malé city, has contributed immensely in increasing the number of confirmed cases in Maldives, contributing to over 90% of total cases. While the majority of the confirmed cases were initially of foreign nationals, the lock-down easement on the capital city Malé, resulted in having a large proportion of Maldivian nationals confirming positive for the virus.
However, the number of cases is now decreasing, as the peak appears to have tipped for the better. In addition to this, the number of recoveries in Maldives has also increased by a great extent.
While 68 people tested positive for the virus today, 69 people have completely recovered from the virus over the past 24 hours according to HPA. Along with these 69 recoveries, the total recoveries has now reached 11,475. The recovery rate has increased rapidly from less than 60% to 92% over the past months.
Up to date, 45 people have passed away from Covid-19 in Maldives. The deceased are 38 Maldivian nationals, 6 Bangladeshi nationals and a Filipino national. Currently there are 332 people in the isolation facilities of Maldives and 73 people are currently hospitalized due to the virus.
