17 patients recover from novel coronavirus

17 patients recover from novel coronavirus

September 18, 2020   01:46 pm

Seventeen more individuals infected with COVID-19 have made complete recoveries today (18), says the Ministry of Health.

According to the situation report issued by the Epidemiology Unit, 03 receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Angoda, 11 patients at the Welikanda Base Hospital and 03 others from the Iranawila Hospital have been discharged in this manner.

COVID-19 recuperations confirmed in Sri Lanka thereby reached 3,060.

In the meantime, the total count of positive cases of novel coronavirus found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 3,276.

The Epidemiology Unit says 203 active cases are under medical care at selected hospitals.

Sri Lanka has witnessed 13 deaths from the virus so far.

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