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By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 detections yesterday rose to 259,089 with 1,864 persons testing positive for the virus.
The Health Promotion Bureau states that 18,250 PCR tests were carried out yesterday.
COVID-19 patients detected yesterday include 1,786 persons from the New Year cluster and the Divulapitiya, Peliyagoda, Prisons and New Year clusters now have a cumulative patient count of 251,614.
The cumulative patient count includes 156,923 persons from the New Year cluster, 82,785 persons from the Peliyagoda cluster, 7,051 persons from the New Year cluster, and 3,059 persons from the Divulapitiya cluster.
The Epidemiology Unit states that 5,165 Sri Lankan returnees from overseas and 328 foreigners have also tested positive for COVID-19 in the country.
The district distribution of COVID-19 patients shows 61,352 persons from Colombo, 45,022 persons from Gampaha, 28,612 persons from Kalutara, 13,730 persons from Kurunegala, and 13,254 persons from Kandy.
Detections during the third wave of the pandemic include 29,055 persons from Colombo, 26,488 persons from Gampaha, and 21,554 persons from Kalutara.
The district distribution takes into account the patients detected on Tuesday, of which 348 were from Colombo, 280 from Gampaha, 198 from Kalutara, 113 from Galle, and 93 from Ratnapura.
The Epidemiology Unit states that 1,717 persons tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 1,687 persons from the New Year cluster, 22 persons from the Prisons cluster, and eight Sri Lankan returnees from abroad.
At present, 30,107 persons are undergoing medical treatment and 1,139 persons suspected of having COVID-19 are under observation.
The country’s COVID-19 recoveries yesterday rose to 225,952 with hospitals discharging 2,481 persons.
