Masha Midhath   18 September 2021 - 03:16 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.
September 17, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has reported 84 additional cases of Covid-19.

The recorded positive cases include 37 people infected in the greater Male’ area and 47 people outside the greater Male’ area. Out of this, 09 people are positive from operational resorts, and 37 people are positive from inhabited islands.

With additional cases of the Covid-19, confirmed cases in the Maldives have increased up to 83,332 cases, including 1,686 active cases to Covid-19.

So far, HPA has taken 3,109 test samples within the last 24 hours.

HPA also reported that 170 people have recovered in the last 24 hours, which increases the total recoveries to 81,404.

According to HPA, there are 18 admitted to hospitals, and the Maldives has recorded 229 deaths from Covid-19 complications.

In addition to this, a total of 390,644 people across the Maldives have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine from the nationwide inoculation drive. Out of which, 330,022 people have received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.