PCR tests were performed at the Peliyagoda Fish Market after it was revealed that several of its customers had tested positive for Covid-19, says the Chief Epidemiologist Dr Sudath Samaraweera.
Forty-nine infections in total connected to the Peliyagoda Fish Market were detected yesterday (21).
Relevant PCR tests results are expected to be received either today or tomorrow and this will help determine the spread of infections from the marketplace, Dr Samaraweera added.
Fish vendors from all around the country bring in their goods to the Peliyagoda Fish Market, and then there are buyers who distribute fish purchased from the marketplace in many areas, he said, adding that this can lead to a scatter of cases in all districts.
Commenting further on the country’s Covid-19 situation, the chief epidemiologist said the Minuwangoda cluster has registered a large number of positive cases from the Gampaha District. More infections were reported from a total of 13 districts including Jaffna, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Polonnaruwa and Monaragala.
He noted that 425,000 PCR tests have been conducted in the country thus far while 8,000 of them were performed yesterday.
