By Pamodi WaravitaThe Health Ministry yesterday (12) said that there were “no major discrepancies” in the Covid-19 statistics that are being reported by the Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit and provincial data, although slight variations may occur. There are no major discrepancies, but there could be slight variations when we compare these numbers with the numbers released from each province. This is due to the fact that provincial numbers also account for duplications, inconclusive data, and suspected cases,” Health Ministry Covid-19 Co-ordinator Dr. Anver Hamdani told The Morning. However, approximately 1,500 patients, according to them, are receiving home-based care in the form of continued monitoring by the health authorities. Commenting on the data in Gampaha, Dr. Hamdani stressed that such a large number of Covid-19-positive patients are not “outside of the healthcare sector’s monitoring mechanism”.

Source: The Nation August 12, 2021 18:00 UTC