The Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Thursday, confirmed an additional 63 cases of COVID-19 and 79 recoveries.
According to the agency, the new cases consist of 31 locals and 32 foreigners.
HPA revealed that 51 of the infections were reported in the Greater Male’ Region, while the remaining 12 cases were detected outside of the capital area.
✳️ COVID-19 Case Updates
As of 01.10.2020, 06:00 PM
Confirmed an additional 63 cases of COVID-19 infections in Maldives
– 31 Locals
– 32 ForeignersTotal number of cases: 10,354 pic.twitter.com/AFFfSE4Tp7
— Health Protection Agency (@HPA_MV) October 1, 2020
In addition to the Greater Male’ Region, active virus cases are currently present in 24 inhabited islands as well as 21 resorts across the archipelago.
With these developments, Maldives currently records a total of 10,354 virus cases of which 1,126 are active cases, in addition to 9,187 recoveries and 34 deaths.
During last month, 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 88.7 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 34.3 million people and claimed over 1 million lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 25.5 million people have recovered.
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