Masha Midhath   30 March 2021 - 03:30 AM
Random sample taking for Covid testing in Male' City. Photo: Shah, Ras Online.
Random sample taking for Covid testing in Male' City. Photo: Shah, Ras Online.
March 29, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) of the Maldives has reported 147 additional cases of Covid-19 within 24 hours.

The total positive cases recorded include 65 people infected in the greater Male’ area and 82 people infected outside the greater Male’ area. Out of this, 10 people are positive from operational resorts and 69 people are positive from inhabited islands.

With additional cases of the Covid-19, confirmed cases in the Maldives have increased up to 23,671 cases, including 2,759 active cases to Covid-19.

So far, HPA has taken 643,952 test samples for Covid-19, while HPA has taken 3,472 test samples within the last 24 hours.

HPA also reported that 116 people have recovered in the last 24 hours, which increases the total recoveries to 20,839.

According to HPA, there are 93 patients admitted to hospitals, and the Maldives has recorded 66 deaths from Covid-19 complications.

In addition, 233,875 people across the Maldives have received the Covid-19 vaccine from the nationwide inoculation drive.