Coronavirus: 23 cases reported from Kegalle District
October 22, 2020 09:00 am
Twenty-three COVID-19 positive individuals have been identified from the Kegalle District, stated Kegalle District Health Services Director Dr. Kumara Wickramasinghe.
Among them are 03 lady doctors serving at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) of the Kegalle General Hospital.
According to Kumarasinghe, it was previously confirmed that the husband and the son of one doctor had contacted the virus as well.
Subsequently, the younger daughter and the housemaid of the relevant household, too, have tested positive for COVID-19.
The infected patients have been transferred to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda.