Another 13 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Maldives raising the total number of cases to 1916.

Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that seven locals and five Bangladeshi nationals along with an Indonesian national have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

The number of cases in the country has dropped in the past six days with 12 cases reported on Tuesday, nine on Wednesday, 22 people on Thursday, 11 on Friday, 18 on Saturday and two people on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 925 after another 98 people recovered.

So far, eight people have died due to COVID-19 in the Maldives; four Bangladeshi nationals and four elderly Maldivians.