New year cluster crosses the 50,000 mark

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The New Year cluster in Sri Lanka which developed after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year last month crossed the 50,000 mark a short while ago after the country recorded its highest daily total of COVID-19 patients with 3,591 patients reported so far today.

According to the Epidemiology Unit, 50,774 patients have been infected with the virus since the April New Year, with authorities warning that these numbers will rise further in the weeks.

The New Year cluster is the second largest cluster reported in Sri Lanka following the Peliyagoda and Harbor cluster which led to the second wave of the pandemic with 82,785 patients reported. However the New Year cluster is well on its way to beating the Peliyagoda and Harbor cluster with an average of 2000 patients being detected daily for the past 10 days. (JAMILA HUSAIN)

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TTY Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:20 PM

Happy New Year !!! Awosme

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Dhaya Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:26 PM

Let's be honest, we were not serious. We all know with the New Year, the cases will go up. Government should have taken adequate precautionary measures by curtailing the movements etc to avoid such a disaster. Precious life is important than celebrating New Year. Now, it may be too late to think and we have to face the consequence.

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Concerned Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:42 PM

That means there are more....Lord help the people.

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Ching Chong. Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:44 PM

Thank you Sri Lanka you are a true friend of China. We gave you the virus and you gave us a the Port City colony.

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G Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:45 PM

Why not call it the new year indian variant, it was brought in by tourists or returnees, or politicians going on sightseeing trips

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Jeet Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:54 PM

If you want to save people to die please put Complete Lockdown for 15 days , Don't allow gov and pvt to work.

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Anthony Wednesday, 19 May 2021 08:09 PM

we have to forget saying new year cluster, government to be blamed etc etc. We all srilankans specially politicians should forget their grievance's, stop slinging mud on each other change their attitude don't be power hungry work together forgetting cast creed and religion care and love each other and things will change and covid will vanish.

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Ramesh Wednesday, 19 May 2021 08:19 PM

"Avurudhu" comes every year. But health??. Why not people listen what the health -- sorry service men says. There were too many instructions from too many authorities without any enforcements.

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Silva Wednesday, 19 May 2021 08:24 PM

Thank God there was no Eid cluster.

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M Fernando Wednesday, 19 May 2021 08:26 PM

Brilliant!! The results of Sri Lankan Lack-of-Discipline Expect more of the same

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Banda Wednesday, 19 May 2021 08:32 PM

Second wave was due to Brandix!!

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Yaya Wednesday, 19 May 2021 09:55 PM

I think in other countries they'll call this community spread

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Basil R Thursday, 20 May 2021 02:23 AM

This is what happens when our politicians use the people as Guinea pigs.

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Ruwan Thursday, 20 May 2021 05:49 AM

Why not call it Basil/Udayanga/Ukraine cluster or something like "Bayangaraine" cluster?

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Sanga Thursday, 20 May 2021 06:02 AM

Where's the Brandix cluster? LOL

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Terrence Thursday, 20 May 2021 08:36 AM

We can brand it as Kavum Kokkis Cluster

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A. Fouci Thursday, 20 May 2021 08:39 AM

New York cluster crossed few millions few months ago.

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Joshua Thursday, 20 May 2021 09:01 AM

Well done Army commander

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