Of them, 126 are from Kegalle and Ratnapura districts, with the latest case reported from the latter on December 19, said Dr. Darshani Mallikarachchi at a clinic for HIV/AIDS blood checks at Sabaragamuwa provincial council premises.

She said the government carried out such checks every year at provincial level.

For prison inmates, that is a monthly procedure, said Dr. Mallikarachchi.