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By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya
The country’s total COVID-19 patient count rose to 91,561 with 272 persons testing positive for the virus yesterday.
Yesterday’s patients include 260 associates of the Peliyagoda cluster and 12 overseas arrivals. The total number of patients detected from the Divulapitiya, Peliyagoda, and Prisons clusters and among foreign returnees has thus risen to 86,951 patients.
In addition to the triple clusters, 2,562 Sri Lankan returnees from abroad, 950 Navy personnel and their contacts, 651 persons linked to the Kandakadu cluster, and 195 foreigners.
The district distribution of COVID-19 patients shows 29,533 persons from Colombo, 18,197 persons from Gampaha, 6,584 persons from Kalutara, 4,178 persons from Kandy, and 2,797 persons from Ratnapura.
According to the Epidemiology Unit, 2,858 persons are currently under medical care. The active patients include 141 persons at the Kopai Treatment Centre, 121 persons at the Embilipitiya Treatment Centre, and 109 persons at the Krishnapuram Treatment Centre.
Hospitals are also monitoring 359 persons suspected of having COVID-19.
A total of 264 persons were discharged from treatment centres yesterday having recovered from the virus. The recoveries include 20 persons from the Dambadeniya Treatment Centre, 20 persons from the Yakkala Treatment Centre, and 20 persons from the Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital.
The country’s COVID-19 recoveries have thus risen to 88,145.
On Thursday, 8,618 PCR tests were performed. The same day, 271 persons tested positive for the virus, of which 251 were associates of the Peliyagoda cluster and 20 were overseas arrivals.
The patients include 77 from Jaffna, 64 from Colombo, and 27 from Gampaha.
