111 More Recovered Individuals Leave Hospitals - NOCPCO

Two more COVID-19 positive patients, expatriates from the UAE and South Sudan each from the Quarantine Centre (QC) at Punani and the QC at Hotel Jetwing were reported this morning (19). The total number of infected detainees as of this morning (19) by 6.00 am at the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug addicts at Kandakadu stands at 629. Of them, 508 individuals are detainees under rehabilitation, 67 staff members, 5 guest staffers, 48 family members and close associates, including 01 person who got in contact with the infected one in the Welikada Prison, states the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

The flight EK 648 from Dubai with 13 passengers, the flight QR 668 from Doha with 364 passengers and the flight UL 504 from London with 10 passengers arrived in Colombo and all of them were referred to Quarantine Centres, managed by tri services this morning (19).

As of today (19), 111 quarantined individuals after PCR tests are set to leave for their homes. Of them, 67 from Vidaththapalei QC, 05 from Mount Lavinia QC, 24 from Mulankavil QC, 11 from Nipuna Boossa and 04 were from Fairway Hotel QC. To-date, 31,021 individuals after completion of the Quarantine Process have left for their homes. Likewise, 5,632 persons in 43 tri-service -managed QCs are still in quarantine. Within yesterday (18), 1,120 PCR tests were carried out and the total PCR tests conducted so far in the country stands at 191,507.

Meanwhile, 79 infected positive COVID-19 cases after full recovery left hospitals early this morning (19). All of them were identified as locals associated with the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre. Accordingly, 567 individuals, associated with the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug addicts at Kandakadu after recovery have so far left. A total of 62 infected persons, connected to the Rehabilitation Centre are still under treatment. (Ends)

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