PCR tests conducted on 101 schoolchildren at the school the 16-year-old daughter of the 39-year-old Minuwangoda COVID19 patient attends have NOT tested positive for the virus.

However, the daughter of the patient is currently receiving treatment at the IDH hospital.

Meanwhile, it was announced this evening that 139 more employees of the Minuwangoda apparel factory have tested positive for COVID19.

The total number of cases from that cluster now stands at 706.