Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda COVID-19 cluster exceeds 10,000 cases

The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry has confirmed that 283 new cases of novel coronavirus have been identified today (08), marking another grim milestone in the Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda COVID-19 cluster.

All new cases are close contacts of previously detected patients from the Peliyagoda Covid-19 cluster.

This brings the total number of cases from the Minuwangoda and Peliyagoda cluster to 10,220.

The total number of confirmed cases of the virus reported in the country thus far has thereby increased to 13,702.

5,383 of them have recovered while 8,285 are currently under medical care at hospitals. The death toll in the country from coronavirus stands at 34.