Six more COVID-19 recoveries from Navy raise tally to 411

Six more COVID-19 recoveries from Navy raise tally to 411

June 1, 2020   03:16 pm

Sri Lanka Navy says six more naval personnel who had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus have recovered from the disease.

Accordingly, the total number of coronavirus recoveries from the Navy has increased to 411.

These discharged navy men will undergo a 14-day quarantine procedure in compliance with the healthcare regulations.

The number of coronavirus cases reported in Sri Lanka currently stands at 1,633 and 811 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital upon complete recovery from the disease.

Currently, 811 active cases are under medical care at selected hospitals across the island, as per the Epidemiology Unit.

Sri Lanka witnessed its 11th death from the coronavirus this morning (01) as a 45-year-old male who had returned from Kuwait succumbed to the disease at the Homagama Hospital.

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