Recoveries from COVID-19 escalate to 2,918

September 5, 2020 02:03 pm

Eleven more patients who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals today (05) upon making complete recoveries.

Five patients from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), 02 from the Welikanda Base Hospital and 04 from the Iranawila Hospital have accordingly returned to health.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 2,918.

The total number of positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Sri Lanka thus far meanwhile stands at 3,115. Sri Lanka also witnessed 12 deaths due to the pandemic outbreak.

Thereby, 185 patients infected with the virus are currently under treatment.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.