11-day-old baby tests positive for COVID-19

An 11-day-old baby has tested positive for COVID-19 in Maldives.

As per the information from Health Protection Agency (HPA), the latest positive cases include an 11-day old baby. This is the youngest person to be found positive for COVID-19 in Maldives.

So far, 49 children under the age of 10 have tested positive for the virus. This includes 23 girls and 26 boys. Meanwhile, an 89-year-old woman has also tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the oldest person to have contracted the virus in the Maldives so far.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Maldives has surpassed 1,500. Maldives has recorded 242 recoveries and 5 deaths.