Pandemic Control Operations
January 29, 2021Tri-Forces and Police are conducting operations to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the island by untiringly engaging in identifying the virus hit patients and sending their close contacts for quarantine to the Tri-Forces managed quarantine centres established around the country.
According to Sri Lanka’s Epidemiology Unit statistics, 61586 confirmed cases were reported up to 28 Jan, making it the total number of cases reported in the country.
54,435 patients were recovered and the total number of deaths increased to 297 as of 28 Jan. The dotted blue curve on the graph below denotes the number of patients.
Sri Lanka received the first consignment of the Indian government-gifted Oxford AstraZeneca Covidshield vaccines on 28 Jan.