50 persons test positive for COVID-19

• 663,091 COVID-19 patients detected in total
• Includes 75,469 detections this year
• Active cases exceed 4,000
• Three persons released from care

 

By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya

Fifty persons tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, raising the country’s COVID-19 case count to 663,091.

The previous day, 35 COVID-19 patients were detected. According to the Health Promotion Bureau, 1,524 PCR tests and 785 rapid antigen tests were conducted on Thursday.

The Epidemiology Unit states that 75,469 COVID-19 patients have been detected since 1 January. The country’s local cases also include 483,090 persons from the New Year cluster, 82,785 persons from the Peliyagoda cluster, 9,154 persons from the Prisons cluster, and 3,059 persons from the Divulapitiya cluster.

In terms of imported cases, 7,242 Sri Lankan returnees from overseas and 328 foreigners have tested positive for COVID-19.

According to the Epidemiology Unit, 139,130 patients from Colombo, 114,381 patients from Gampaha, 58,232 patients from Kalutara, 45,609 patients from Galle, and 31,490 patients from Kurunegala have been detected.

COVID-19 detections during the third wave of the pandemic include 106,833 persons from Colombo, 95,847 persons from Gampaha, and 51,174 persons from Kalutara.

At present, 4,020 persons are under medical or home-based care and 306 persons suspected of having COVID-19 are under observation.

Three persons were discharged from COVID-19 care yesterday, raising the country’s COVID-19 recoveries to 642,571.