134 Covid19 patients were identified today at 8 pm increasing the total infected patients number to 1453 in Sri Lanka.
All patients reported today were Navy Personnel (53) & Foreign returnees (81) from Quarantine centers.
With the 53 patients identified today, 691 Navy Personnel have contracted Covid19. 344 of them have recovered.
“Over 3,000 Navy Personnel have completed quarantine now. Situation is under control. Number of cases clearly reducing.” Health Services DG Dr Anil Jasinghe said earlier today.
Meanwhile Theldeniya Hospital & Old Hambantota Hospital will be used as COVID-19 treatment centres to boost treatment capacity in the country, Health Ministry announced in the afternoon.
