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By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya
Sri Lanka’s daily COVID-19 detections exceeded 2,000 for the first time since 23 June, with health officials confirming the detection of 2,370 COVID-19 patients yesterday.
The increase in COVID-19 patients has been attributed, at least in part, to the spread of the Delta variant in the country.
A slight increase can also be seen in testing and the Health Promotion Bureau states that 14,147 PCR tests were carried out yesterday, while 12,887 PCR tests were carried out on Wednesday, 9,935 PCR tests were carried out on Tuesday, and 10,145 PCR tests were carried out on Monday.
A total of 304,202 COVID-19 patients have been detected in the country to date.
COVID-19 patients detected yesterday include 2,329 persons from the New Year cluster. The cumulative patient count of the Divulapitiya, Peliyagoda, Prisons and New Year clusters has risen to 295,722 and includes 199,727 detections from the New Year cluster, 82,785 detections from the Peliyagoda cluster, 7,812 detections from the Prisons cluster, and 3,059 detections from the Divulapitiya cluster.
In terms of imported cases, 6,207 Sri Lankan overseas arrivals and 328 foreigners are also among the country’s total COVID-19 detections.
This takes into account the 1,940 COVID-19 patients detected on Wednesday, of which 1,919 were from the New Year cluster and 21 were Sri Lankan returnees from overseas.
The patients detected on Wednesday include 596 persons from Colombo, 382 persons from Kalutara, and 122 persons from Jaffna.
The district distribution of COVID-19 patients detected during the third wave show 37,176 persons from Colombo, 35,516 persons from Gampaha, and 25,569 persons from Kalutara.
In total, 69,473 patients from Colombo, 54,050 patients from Gampaha, and 32,627 patients from Kalutara have been detected. Beyond Western Province, 15,178 persons from Kurunegala, 14,528 persons from Galle, and 14,418 persons from Kandy have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Epidemiology Unit states that 26,448 persons are currently under medical care and 1,197 persons suspected of having COVID-19 are under observation.
Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 recoveries rose to 273,496 with 1,641 persons leaving hospitals yesterday.
