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Minuwangoda COVID cluster exceeds 2000 cases
View(s):The number of COVID-19 cases linked to the cluster from the Brandix apparel factory in Minuwangoda passed 2000 last night, with 115 cases being reported for the day.
Of the cases reported yesterday, just 24 were from quarantine centres, while 91 were the apparel factory workers’ close contacts found from outside. These cases raised the total number of cases linked to the Brandix cluster to 2014.
The positive cases reported yesterday included a woman undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Kuliyapitiya Hospital. After she tested positive, several doctors, nurses and hospital employees were placed under quarantine.
Meanwhile two workers at the Colombo Dockyard also tested positive. They are residents from Batuwatte in Ragama and Kithulampitiya in Galle.
Last evening, the Government also announced the setting up of a 24-hour dedicated hotline “1999,” for the public to obtain information related to COVID-19. The service, established by the Health Promotion Bureau, is available in all three languages and the public can connect to the service from any telephone network.