Number of Coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka rises to 10
Posted on March 14th, 2020
Courtesy Adaderana
Two more Coronavirus positive cases have been identified in Sri Lanka, says the Director General of Health Services.
Dr. Anil Jasinghe stated that these two patients bring the total number of Coronavirus cases in the country to ten (10).
One of them is a 56-year-old woman had returned from Italy on March 07.
The other is a 17-year-old girl, who is identified as a relative of a patient who was previously confirmed to be infected with the virus.
The first Sri Lankan coronavirus (COVID-19) patient in the country was identified on Tuesday (10). This 52-year-old tour guide who had worked with a group of Italians is receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH).
On Thursday (12), it was reported that a second individual, who had stayed with the first Sri Lankan patient diagnosed with the virus, was tested positive for coronavirus.
Later, three more cases reported yesterday (13), bringing the total number to five. One of them is a 41-year-old Sri Lankan male who had arrived from Germany. He was admitted to the IDH Hospital.
The other two patients are from the group of people who had been quarantined at the facility in Kandakadu.
One of them is a 37-year-old who had arrived from Italy and was placed under quarantine at Kandakadu upon arriving in the country. He is currently being treated at the Polonnaruwa Hospital. The other is a 43-year-old male who had also arrived from Italy. He is being treated at IDH.
Earlier today, Dr. Jasinghe announced another confirmed case of coronavirus in the country.
One is a 44-year-old from the quarantine facility at Kandakadu and he is currently receiving treatment at the District General Hospital in Polonnaruwa, according to Dr. Jasinghe. The other patient, aged 43, is from Nattandiya and he was not identified at a quarantine facility, Dr. Jasinghe had said. He is reportedly receiving treatment at the Provincial General Hospital in Kurunegala.
The 42-year-old eighth patient was identified at the quarantine centre in Kandakadu and is currently receiving treatment at Polonnaruwa Hospital. These three patients had returned from Italy.