A total of 392 Corona positives had been reported in the country yesterday (14)increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far to 15 ,683 according to Epidemiology Unit .
Out of the 392 Corona positives reported yesterday ,205 were reported from Colombo district .However no Corona deaths had been reported yesterday .
At the moment 5206 Corona positives are being treated at government hospitals and treatment centers .
Due to the surge of Corona positives authorities have yesterday (14)decided to isolate another five Police divisions in Colombo district with effect from 5 a.m tomorrow (16)until further notice .
Accordingly Maradana ,Colombo Fort ,Pettah ,slave Island and Dam Street Police divisions will be isolated from 5 a.m tomorrow .
The 12 other Police divisions in Colombo which are isolated since last Monday (09) remain as isolated areas according to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .
Meanwhile Kelaniya police division in Gampaha District will also scheduled to be isolated until further notice from 5 a.m tomorrow morning .
278 Prison inmates in the country had been tested positive for Corona virus upto now according to Department of Prisons .
Out of these positives 107 were female prison inmates and 68 prison inmates of the Bogambara Prison in kandy had been tested positive for Corona virus yesterday (13) the Department has stated .
Also. 07 prison officers were tested positive for Corona virus upto now .
A group of 15 Prison inmates attached to Kslutara Prison had launched a protest campaign on the roof of prison building since last afternoon (13)demanding authorities to grant them bail after concluding their court cases .
The group of prisoners want authorities to finalized government analysts reports on them and resume their court procedures enable them to get bail .
Most of these prison inmates are being remanded over narcotic offences .
Earlier in the week a group of prisoners at Bogambara Prison had launched a protest on the roof of the prison demanding authorities to conduct "PCR "tests on them as a group of prisoners in the prison had been identified as corona positives
378 Corona positives had been discharged from Hospitals yesterday (13)after full recovery according to Epidemeology Unit .
Accordingly these positives. Had been discharged from 24 Government hospitals and treatment centers it had been revealed .
Up to now 11,031 Corona positives had been discharged from Hospitals
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
