Another 33 naval personnel discharged from hospitals following their full recovery from COVID – 19, total recoveries rise to 712

Another thirty three (33) naval personnel who had contracted COVID-19 and underwent treatment in hospitals, were discharged from the hospitals following their full recovery from the virus, confirmed by PCR tests, on 14^th June 2020.

These naval personnel who contracted COVID-19 were receiving treatment from the Kaththankudi Hospital (03), Homagama Hospital (12), National Institute of Infectious Diseases (07), Navy General Hospital (02), Minuwangoda Hospital (08) and Welikanda Hospital (01). Since, these sailors have tested negative for COVID-19, based on the reports of random PCR tests done while in hospitals, they were discharged on 14^th June 2020.

As of now, including these 33 naval personnel, 712 naval personnel out of the total naval COVID cluster, have been discharged from hospitals after gaining full recovery from COVID-19. Further, these discharged naval personnel will be kept under quarantine for another 14 days, following the instruction of healthcare experts.