The local female who passed away this Tuesday afternoon, declared as the 72nd death reported from Covid-19 complications in the Maldives.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has stated that the 85 year old female admitted at Dharumavantha Hospital, passed away at 01:12 pm this afternoon. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirms that this would be the 72nd Covid-19 death from Maldives.

While the Maldives reported the first death to Covid-19 on April 29 last year, the most recent death was reported on April 20.

So far, Maldives have reported over 4000 active Covid-19 cases and over 100 patients admitted to hospitals.