Around 30,000 persons identified as first contacts and second contacts of COVID-19 patients are still in self-quarantine, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said today. As of this morning, A total of 439 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. By 6.00 this morning, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases reported from Minuwangoda garment factory employees and Peliyagoda Fish Market cluster stands at 15,761. Of them, 3,059 were from the Minuwangoda cluster and all other 12,702 were from the Peliyagoda Fish Market cluster. Meanwhile, 9,905 fully-recovered COVID-19 patients from both Minuwangoda and fish market clusters have been discharged from hospitals.

Source: The Nation November 21, 2020 10:18 UTC