Masha Midhath   24 March 2021 - 03:09 AM
Random sample taken for Covid testing in Male' City. Photo: Shah, Ras Online.
Random sample taken for Covid testing in Male' City. Photo: Shah, Ras Online.
March 23, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) of the Maldives has reported 128 additional cases of Covid-19 within 24 hours.

The total positive cases recorded include 91 people infected in the greater Male’ area and 37 people infected outside the greater Male’ area. Out of this, 26 people are positive from operational resorts and 11 people are positive from inhabited islands.

With additional cases of the Covid-19, confirmed cases in the Maldives have increased up to 22,790 cases, including 2,491 active cases to Covid-19.

So far, HPA has taken 617,715 test samples for Covid-19, while HPA has taken 4,336 test samples within the last 24 hours.

HPA also reported that 84 people have recovered in the last 24 hours, which increases the total recoveries to 20,226.

According to HPA, there are 102 patients admitted to hospitals, and the Maldives has recorded 66 deaths from Covid-19 complications.