The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the Maldives has risen to 42 after a local dies from the illness.

Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) said that today at 02:24pm, a 57-year-old Maldivian male admitted at HMF ICU has passed.

As this most recent death marks a total of 42 COVID-related deaths in the country, 35 locals and seven foreigners have passed away from the illness in the Maldives. They are five Bangladeshi nationals and a man from Philippines.

The first reported death of COVID-19 in the Maldives was an 83-year-old woman on 29 April 2020.

As of yesterday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country are at 12,112 with 243 people in isolation facilities and 52 people being treated at the hospitals. And 11,244 people have recovered from the illness.