10 month old tests COVID-19 positive at Lady Ridgeway
Posted by Editor on October 9, 2020 - 10:38 am
A 10 month old infant undergoing treatment at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Borella, has been confirmed positive for COVID-19, said the Director of the hospital Dr. G. Wijesuriya.
The infant from Minuwangoda was admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children on Wednesday (07).
A PCR test carried out the infant later revealed that she has contracted the virus.
The 10-month-old has since been transferred to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Angoda.
The hospital Director noted the infants parents have been directed to undergo PCR tests as well.
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