The total number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Sri Lanka has increased to 218 today with one more person tested positive while 142 persons are under observation at National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH), Health Promotion Bureau of Health Ministry said.
Eight persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours while three others recovered and were discharged from hospital. On the district distribution of confirmed patients, 45 patients are from Colombo and 44 from Kalutara.
According to the Epidemiology unit statistics, 59 persons recovered and discharged from IDH while 152 active patients are currently admitted to the special ward. Seven patients died due to COVID-19 while another Chinese tourist who was identified in January left the country after fully recovered.
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.
Leave Comments