1,056 positive cases today, 146 from Male'

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 162,169 after another 1,056 people have tested positive.

Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that from 6 p.m. yesterday to 6 p.m. today, 146 people tested positive in the Male' area along with 792 from the atolls, 59 from the resorts.

In the same time frame, 1,132 people recovered from COVID-19 raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 146,161 with another 15,706 people still in treatment including 26 people in hospitals.

There have been 289 COVID-related deaths in the Maldives that includes 270 locals, 19 foreign nationals. Maldives reported its first COVID-19 related death on 29 April 2020 following the death of an 83-year-old woman.