UTV | COLOMBO – Seven more persons infected by the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals, increasing the total recoveries in the country to 1,988.
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said four COVID-19 patients were discharged from the Minuwangoda Base hospital during the past 24 hours while two persons have been released from the Iranawila hospital.
An individual has also been discharged from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases after making a full recovery.
647 COVID-19 patients are currently receiving medical treatment at eight facilities across the country. 360 of them are placed at the Kandakadu Treatment facility.
120 suspected COVID-19 cases are under medical observation. Meanwhile, 29 new coronavirus infected persons were detected yesterday.
Accordingly, the number of persons tested positive for COVID in Sri Lanka has risen to 2,646.