Maldives on Monday reported the 23rd COVID-19 death in the country as another Maldivian passed away at the Hulhumale' Medical Facility.

Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC) said that today at 5:36pm, a 64-year-old Maldivian woman at the ICU in Hulhumale' Medical Facility had passed away.

This marks the 23rd COVID-19 death in the Maldives. Among these are eighteen Maldivians and five foreigners.

The first COVID-19 death was recorded on April 29th, who was an 83-year-old woman. With the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the number of deaths has been slowly increasing too.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Maldives is now 5,785.