The Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Monday, confirmed an additional 49 cases of COVID-19 and 41 recoveries.
According to the agency, the new cases consist of 33 locals and 16 foreigners.
HPA revealed that 43 of the new infections were reported in the Greater Male’ Region while the six remaining cases were identified in islands outside the capital area.
✳️ COVID-19 Case Updates
As of 12.10.2020, 06:00 PM
Confirmed an additional 49 cases of COVID-19 infections in Maldives
– 33 Locals
– 16 ForeignersTotal number of cases: 10,943 pic.twitter.com/EECHlZQwkx
— Health Protection Agency (@HPA_MV) October 12, 2020
In addition to the Greater Male’ Region, active virus cases are currently present in 21 inhabited islands as well as 20 resorts across the archipelago.
With these developments, Maldives currently records a total of 10,943 virus cases of which 1,118 are active cases, in addition to 9,783 recoveries and 35 deaths.
During August, authorities tightened the safety measures implemented in the Greater Male’ region, following an alarming upsurge of COVID-19 cases after the state initiated efforts to steer the country towards a ‘new normal’ with the phased easing of lockdown restrictions.
After a long period of recording over 100 daily cases, the numbers have fallen to two-digits during the most part of September. Within this same period, the number of recoveries saw a significant increase, bringing the number of recovered cases to over 89 per cent.
Despite the sustained decrease in virus cases, HPA has renewed calls for citizens to adhere to protective measures to contain the spread of the virus, cautioning against a public sentiment that the outbreak has been “controlled”.
On March 12, WHO classified the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. To date, the new strain of novel coronavirus has infected over 37.9 million people and claimed over 1 million lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 28.4 million people have recovered.
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