COLOMBO (News 1st): The Director of the Health Promotion Bureau of Sri Lanka, Dr. Ranjith Batuwanthudawa admits that there are flaws in the COVID-19 patient statistics. Dr. Batuwanthudawa stated this in response to a question about the COVID-19 statistics, during a press conference held on Wednesday (11). He said that although the Ministry of Health reported 3,615 from Gampaha District within the last 9 days, reports state that 12,750 patients have been reported from the District. Dr. Batuwanthudawa added that there is a suspicion whether the reported numbers denote the number of PCR samples obtained from the District. Trade Union Leader Saman Rathnapriya claimed that the data released on COVID-19 is flawed.

Source: The Nation August 11, 2021 14:02 UTC