26th October 2020 11:07:48 Hours
As of this morning (26), a total of 351 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 3 of them are foreigners (2 sea farers from the Philippines quarantined at Best Western Hotel QC at Kirulapone and 01 Quatari quarantined at Gold Sands QC) All other 348 were from locally-identified affectees, states the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).
Meanwhile, a 70-year old COVID-19 patient suffering from other complications died at the Colombo National Hospital on Sunday (25), bringing the COVID-19 death toll to 16.
By 6.00 this morning (26), the total number of COVID-19 positive cases reported from Minuwangoda garment factory stands at 4,400. Of them, 1041 are factory employees and other 3,359 are locally-identified contacts of those garment factory-infected employees.
Within the day (26), 316 quarantined individuals after PCR tests are set to leave for their homes. Of them, 02 persons are from Hotel Dolphin QC, 02 persons from Dolphin Lagoon QC, 74 persons from Damminna QC, 01 person from Hotel Habaraduwa Police QC, 168 persons from Bingiriya QC, 18 persons from Horana Teachers’ Training Centre QC and 51 persons from Koggala Beach QC.
To-date, 57,427 individuals have left for homes after quarantining. As of this morning (26), 8,421 persons in 73 tri service-managed QCs are still in quarantine. Within yesterday (25), 9,189 PCR tests were carried out across the country and the total PCR tests conducted so far stands at 450, 836.
By 6.00 this morning (26), 89 fully-recovered COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals. One of them is an expatriate and 88 are identified as close contacts of the Minuwangoda garment factory-infected employees who were in quarantine at QCs. (Ends)Sport media | Nike Air Max 270
