503 Corona Positives Were Reported Yesterday (30)

 A total of 503 Corona Positives had been reported in the country yesterday (30)increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 23,987 according to National Covid -19 prevention Center .

Accordingly 496 positives were reported from locally and seven were foreign arrivals with a Sea Marshal .Majority of the Corona positives reported yesterday (30) which was 146 were reported in Colombo district and 130 positives  had been reported  in Gampaha District .

At the moment 6309 Corona positives are being treated at government hospitals and treatment centers .

08 Prison Inmates Were Killed And 109 Hospitalized Due To Riots In Mahara Prison -More Inmates Tested Positive For Corona

 Due to the tense situation occurred in Mahara Prison on last Sunday evening   08 Prison inmates had died and 109 others including 107 prison inmates and 02 prison officers had been injured and admitted to Ragama Teaching hospital for treatment upto now according to sources .

Accordingly 61 out of the 107 injured prison inmates of Mahara prison who were admitted to Ragama Teaching Hospital yesterday (30) were tested positive for Corona virus through Rapid Antigen test performed on them at the hospital yesterday. .

The condition of some of the injured Prison inmates at the hospital is critical and they were undergone surgeries yesterday it has been revealed .

Meanwhile prison authorities had transferred another 187 prison inmates at the Mahara Prison to Colombo remand prison and they were also tested positive for Corona virus .Now these prison inmates are being located at a separate prison cell in the remand prison .