Masha Midhath   21 October 2020 - 03:36 AM
October 20th; the Health Protection Agency (HPA) of the Maldives reports 39 positive cases from 1,368 samples taken within 24 hours. This includes 33 Maldivians and 06 Foreigners.

A total of positive cases records 38 people infected in the greater Male’ area and 01 people infected outside the greater Male’ area.

With additional cases of the COVID-19, confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Maldives have increased up to 11,271. This includes 993 active cases to COVID-19 in the Maldives.

HPA also reported the recovery of 33 infected people in the last 24 hours, which adds up to a total of 10,234 people recovered.

There are active Covid-19 cases in 18 resorts and in 21 residential islands outside of the greater Male’ area.15 Tourists and 26 staff have been tested positive for covid-19 in the resorts.

So far, Maldives has recorded 37 deaths due to complications of Covid-19.