Twelve (12) more naval personnel discharged from hospitals following their full recovery from COVID – 19, taking the recovered tally to 785

Another twelve (12) naval personnel who had contracted COVID-19 and underwent treatment in hospitals, were discharged from respective hospitals following their full recovery from the virus, confirmed by PCR tests, on 21^st June 2020.

These 12 naval personnel who contracted COVID-19 were receiving treatment from the Minuwangoda Hospital (09), Infectious Diseases Hospital (02) and Welikanda Hospital (01). Since, these sailors have tested negative for COVID-19, based on the reports of random PCR tests done while in hospital, they were discharged on 21^st June 2020.

As of now, including these 12 naval personnel, 785 naval personnel out of the total naval COVID cluster, have been discharged from hospitals after gaining full recovery from the virus. Further, these discharged naval personnel will be kept under quarantine for another 14 days, following the instruction of health authorities.