Recoveries from Covid-19 reach 3,385

Recoveries from Covid-19 reach 3,385

October 16, 2020   02:34 pm

Five more patients who were under treatment for the Covid-19 were discharged today (16) as they have made complete recoveries, the Ministry of Health said.

According to the Epidemiology Unit’s situation report, 02 patients from Homagama Base Hospital and 01 each from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Welikanda Base Hospital and Hambantota District General Hospital had returned to health. 

The new development has brought the total number of Covid-19 recoveries in Sri Lanka to 3,385.

Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases stands at 5,244. The Epidemiology Unit says 1,846 of them are currently under medical care at 17 hospitals across the country.

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