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Number of COVID-19 cases at Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation Centre nears 500
Based on the results of PCR tests conducted up to now, 492 persons from the Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation Centre have so far been identified as being positive for COVID-19, Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva stated this evening.
He added that 429 of these are inmates undergoing rehabilitation while 47 are staff members at the centre. A further 16 persons who are close contacts of infected individuals from the centre have also been identified as positive for COVID-19, he added. These include several individuals from the Rajanganaya area.
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