Malé, Maldives – Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed that 125 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the Maldives, along with 129 recoveries.
In the statistics released by HPA show that out of the 125 cases, 103 were from the Malé area, while 9 cases were recorded from inhibited island. The figures also included the 13 new found cases from operational resorts which brought up the total active cases in the country to 2,595.
With this, the total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in the country has reached 20,919 out of which 18,253 patients have made full recoveries, as of 18:00 of March 8, 2021.
While the country is currently riding one of the worst waves that has hit the country in terms of the pandemic, currently there are 179 patients receiving hospitalized care for the virus throughout the country. With majority of the hospitalized patients being in the capital, experts continuously reiterate the importance of taking preventive steps against Covid-19, such as maintaining adequate physical distancing, wearing masks and practicing hand hygiene.
Since the country recorded its first case of Covid-19, Maldives has reported 64 deaths in connection to Covid-19. The deceased are 57 Maldivian nationals, 6 Bangladeshi nationals and a Filipino national.
