A total of 541 Corona positives had been reported today (01/increasing the total nbwr of Corona positives reported so far to 24,532 according to Epidemeology Unit .
Accordingly all these positives are close contacts of the Paliyagoda Fish market cluster .Upto now the total number of Corona positives reported from Paliyagoda cluster is 20,983.
At the moment 6593 Corona positives are being treated at Government hospitals and treatment centers .
Two more Corona Deaths had been reported yesterday (30))increasing the total number of Corona deaths in the country to 118 according to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .
Accordingly a 72 year old male in Galaha,Peradeniya at the Central province and 81 year old female in Ataluwagama in Kalutara District had died due to corona infection .
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President Gotabaya Rajapskshe had yesterday (30)removed the State Minister of Prison Reforms and Rehabilitation of Prisoners Dr.Sudarashani Fernanfopulle from her prortfolio and appointed her as the new State Minister of Primary healthcare ,Infectious Diseases and Covid -19 prevention .
Dr Fernanfopulle had sworn in ,in her new portfolio last evening before president .
Dr Fernanfopulle had been removed from her previous portfolio following riots held at Mahara prison last Sunday .A new Minister to handle the. prisons is scheduled to be appointed by the government soon according to reports .
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 .
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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