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By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 case count rose to 646,948 following the detection of 914 COVID-19 patients yesterday.
The patients detected yesterday were from the New Year cluster, the Department of Government Information states.
The previous day, 996 persons from the New Year cluster and one Sri Lankan returnee from overseas tested positive for COVID-19. The Health Promotion Bureau states that 5,436 PCR tests and 1,873 rapid antigen tests were conducted on Monday.
A total of 541,561 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 have tested positive for COVID-19.
The country’s imported cases include 7,233 Sri Lankan returnees from overseas and 328 foreigners.
The Epidemiology Unit’s district distribution of COVID-19 detections records 134,349 patients from Colombo, 112,278 patients from Gampaha, 57,191 patients from Kalutara, 43,110 patients from Galle, and 30,728 patients from Kurunegala.
During the third wave of the pandemic, 102,052 persons from Colombo, 93,744 persons from Gampaha, and 50,133 persons from Kalutara tested positive for COVID-19.
At present, 21,612 persons are under medical or home-based care and 1,217 persons suspected of having COVID-19 are under observation.
The country’s COVID-19 recoveries rose to 609,092 with 168 persons discharged from treatment centres yesterday.
