At least 107 COVID-19 infected persons have been recovered completely and discharged while 183 persons are currently receiving treatment or under observation, Health Promotion Bureau of Health Ministry said today. The total number of COVID-19 patients climbed to 373.
With five new persons tested positive today, a total 259 patients have been confirmed and hospitalized at Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH) hospital and COVID-19 special wards setupped in General Hospitals across the island.
According to the district distribution of confirmed patients released by the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services, Colombo marked the highest number of 130 patients while Kalutara and Puttalam recorded 58, 35 respectively. Seven patients succumbed to the COVID-19 virus.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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