• 106 persons test positive for COVID-19 yesterday
• 104 cases detected the previous day
• Total COVID-19 case count rises to 661,991
• 8,218 persons under medical or home-based care

By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya

COVID-19 detections over the weekend totalled 210, with daily cases exceeding 100 on Saturday and yesterday.

According to the Epidemiology Unit, 106 persons tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. The previous day, 104 COVID-19 patients were detected. The Health Promotion Bureau states that 2,296 PCR tests and 1,934 rapid antigen tests were conducted on Saturday.

A total of 661,991 COVID-19 cases have been detected in the country to date. This includes 74,313 detections this year. In addition to this, 483,090 patients from the New Year cluster, 82,785 patients from the Peliyagoda cluster, 9,154 patients from the Prisons cluster and 3,059 patients from the Divulapitiya cluster have been detected.

The country’s imported cases include 7,242 Sri Lankan returnees from overseas and 328 foreigners.

The Epidemiology Unit states that 138,752 persons from Colombo, 114,210 persons from Gampaha, 58,145 persons from Kalutara, 45,419 persons from Galle, and 31,440 persons from Kurunegala have tested positive for COVID-19.

During the third wave of the pandemic, 106,455 patients from Colombo, 95,676 patients from Gampaha and 51,087 patients from Kalutara were detected.

At present, 8,218 persons are under medical and home-based care and 444 persons suspected of having COVID-19 are under observation.

According to the Epidemiology Unit, 16 persons were released from care yesterday and the country’s COVID-19 recoveries have risen to 637,292. 

5,907 persons vaccinated against COVID-19

One COVID-19 death confirmed