A positive case for COVID-19 has been reported in the most Southern most atoll in the Maldives.

A 65 year-old women placed under quarantine facility in Addu Equatorial Village in Gan had tested positive for the virus.

The women was placed under transit quarantine facility and had shared a room with her daughter according to National Emergency Operations Center. NEOC had noted the daughter tested negative.

The patient is currently in stable condition. They are currently motoring the condition of the patient.