The total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the Maldives has risen to 288 after another person has passed away.

Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that at 02:14 pm a 72-year-old Maldivian male admitted at HMF had passed away.

This is the 288th COVID-19 death in the Maldives.

With this most recent death today, a total of 269 locals and 19 foreigners has passed away so far. The highest reported COVID deaths on a single day in the Maldives has been on 25 May 2021 where 13 deaths were reported.

The first COVID-related reported in the country was reported on 29 April 2020 following the death of an 83-year-old local woman.