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 .

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Four Prison Inmates Were Killed -Twrnty Five Were Injured Due To A Tense Situation At Mahara Prison

 Four prison inmates attached to Mahara prison were killed and twenty five inmates had been injured and hospitalized as a result of the gun shots fired by prison officials to control the tense situation occurred  among inmates on Sunday (29) evening .

The injured inmates were admitted to Ragama Teaching hospital for treatment.

The incident had occurred when a group of prison inmates at Mahara prison had attempted to escape from prison by breaking the main door of the prison .

A fire occurred inside the prison after the gun shooting and fire brigade  also arrived at the scene .

Department of police had deployed police teams and special task force personal to control the situation it has been reported .

Meanwhile a group of relatives of some prison inmates  arrived at the prison premises to check on whether their relatives also affected due to the incident .

Seven Corona Deaths Had Been Reported On Sunday (29)

 Another 07 Corona deaths had been reported in the country today (29) increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported in the country to 117 according to Epidemeology Unit .

Accordingly four males and three females resided in Colombo -02, Gothatuwa, Moratuwa ,Chilaw ,Akurassa,Colombo -13 and Maradana areas had died due to the complications of Corona infection the unit has stated .

They were of the ages 50,48,73,70,51,90and 78 years and some of them died whilst at home .

496 Corona Positives Had Been Reported In The Country Today (29)

 A total of 496 Corona positives had been reported in the country today (29)increasing the total number of Corona positives reported so far from here to 23,484 according to Epidemeology Unit .

Accordingly all these Corona positives reported today were  close contacts of Paliyagoda Fish Market Cluster the unit has stated .With these positives the  number of members of the Minuwangoda Brandix /Paliyagoda Fish market cluster had been increased to 19,946

At the moment  6366 Corona positives are being treated at Government hospitals and treatment centers .