Another local passes away with COVID-19 as total deaths come to 43

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 10:50am, a 79-year-old Maldivian male admitted at HMF ICU has passed.

As this most recent death marks a total of 43 COVID-related deaths in the country, 36 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 12,154 with 246 people in isolation facilities and 49 people being treated at the hospitals. And 11,262 people have recovered from the illness.