Friday, 01 January 2021 - 9:42
Among the 597 COVID patients that were identified yesterday (31) the highest number of cases were reported from the Colombo District which was 256 patients. The total also included 19 inmates who were diagnosed with virus at the Welikada Prison.
From the Gamapha District 62 COVID patients were identified, including 47 inmates from the Negombo Prison.
Making up the Western Province, 36 COVID patients were identified from the Kalutara District as well.
Since the beginning of the second coronavirus wave from 04 October, Colombo has recorded 18,366 COVID cases, while 9,347 COVID patients were reported from Gampaha and 3,445 COVID patients from Kalutara.
The total number of coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka stands at 43,299, while the recoveries are recorded at 35,329. Another 7,766 patients are still receiving treatment at the hospitals for the infection.
Liver infection and COVID Pneumonia
She was identified as a COVID-19 infected patient while receiving treatment at the University Hospital of General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University and was transferred to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, where she died.
30th December