Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed the number of COVID-19 cases in the Maldives has risen to 766.
HPA said 254 Maldivians and 512 foreigners, including 420 Bangladeshis and 61 Indians have tested positive for COVID-19. In total, 743 individuals are undergoing treatment, including 5 individuals who are undergoing treatment at the DH11 facility at Dharumavantha Hospital. Another 2 foreigners are being treated abroad after contracting the disease while in the Maldives.
Maldives has recorded three deaths from COVID-19 so far, including an 83-year-old Maldivian woman, an 88-year-old Maldivian man, and a 33-year-old Bangladeshi man. A total of 20 individuals have made a full recovery from COVID-19 in the Maldives.
HPA said there are 1,642 individuals in quarantine facilities and 556 individuals in isolation facilities. HPA also revealed 11,299 samples have been taken, with 10,016 samples testing negative and 550 samples pending results.
HPA has extended the State of Public Health Emergency declared in the Maldives until May 31 and has also extended the lockdown imposed in the Greater Male' Region until May 14. HPA expects the COVID-19 outbreak to hit its peak between May 15 and May 31.