The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 52,405 after another 1,603 people tests positive today.

Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that from 6 p.m. yesterday to 6 p.m. today, 1,025 people have tested positive in the Male' area and 571 from the atolls and seven from the atolls.

in the same time frame, 794 people recovered from COVID-19 raising the total recoveries in the country to 31,197. There are 21,079 people being treated with 286 being treated at hospitals.

far there has been 120 COVID-related deaths in the country that includes 107 locals and 13 foreigners. While the Maldives reported its first COVID-19 related death on 29 April 2020, May 2021 has had the highest number of COVID deaths so far.