The total number of COVID-19 recoveries has risen to 26,547 after another 248 people have recovered from the illness.

Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that from 6 p.m. yesterday to 6 p.m. today, 248 people recovered from COVID-19 raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 26,547 with another 10,376 people still in treatment.

In the same time frame, 1,204 people have tested positive including 961 people in Male' area and 8 from the resorts. HPA did not clarify numbers in terms of locals and foreigners.

So far, there have been 87 COVID-related deaths in the Maldives that includes 76 locals, 11 foreign nationals.